Q: Is 1,455,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,455,200 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 1,455,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 32 34 40 50 68 80 85 100 107 136 160 170 200 214 272 340 400 425 428 535 544 680 800 850 856 1,070 1,360 1,700 1,712 1,819 2,140 2,675 2,720 3,400 3,424 3,638 4,280 5,350 6,800 7,276 8,560 9,095 10,700 13,600 14,552 17,120 18,190 21,400 29,104 36,380 42,800 45,475 58,208 72,760 85,600 90,950 145,520 181,900 291,040 363,800 727,600 and 1,455,200, with no remainder.

Since 1,455,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,455,200, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).