Q: Is 1,460,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,460,400 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 1,460,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 600 1,200 1,217 2,434 3,651 4,868 6,085 7,302 9,736 12,170 14,604 18,255 19,472 24,340 29,208 30,425 36,510 48,680 58,416 60,850 73,020 91,275 97,360 121,700 146,040 182,550 243,400 292,080 365,100 486,800 730,200 and 1,460,400, with no remainder.

Since 1,460,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,460,400, 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).