Q: Is 1,461,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,461,200 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 1,461,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 40 50 52 65 80 100 104 130 200 208 260 281 325 400 520 562 650 1,040 1,124 1,300 1,405 2,248 2,600 2,810 3,653 4,496 5,200 5,620 7,025 7,306 11,240 14,050 14,612 18,265 22,480 28,100 29,224 36,530 56,200 58,448 73,060 91,325 112,400 146,120 182,650 292,240 365,300 730,600 and 1,461,200, with no remainder.

Since 1,461,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,461,200, 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).