Q: Is 1,461,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,461,600 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 1,461,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 25 28 29 30 32 35 36 40 42 45 48 50 56 58 60 63 70 72 75 80 84 87 90 96 100 105 112 116 120 126 140 144 145 150 160 168 174 175 180 200 203 210 224 225 232 240 252 261 280 288 290 300 315 336 348 350 360 400 406 420 435 450 464 480 504 522 525 560 580 600 609 630 672 696 700 720 725 800 812 840 870 900 928 1,008 1,015 1,044 1,050 1,120 1,160 1,200 1,218 1,260 1,305 1,392 1,400 1,440 1,450 1,575 1,624 1,680 1,740 1,800 1,827 2,016 2,030 2,088 2,100 2,175 2,320 2,400 2,436 2,520 2,610 2,784 2,800 2,900 3,045 3,150 3,248 3,360 3,480 3,600 3,654 4,060 4,176 4,200 4,350 4,640 4,872 5,040 5,075 5,220 5,600 5,800 6,090 6,300 6,496 6,525 6,960 7,200 7,308 8,120 8,352 8,400 8,700 9,135 9,744 10,080 10,150 10,440 11,600 12,180 12,600 13,050 13,920 14,616 15,225 16,240 16,800 17,400 18,270 19,488 20,300 20,880 23,200 24,360 25,200 26,100 29,232 30,450 32,480 34,800 36,540 40,600 41,760 45,675 48,720 50,400 52,200 58,464 60,900 69,600 73,080 81,200 91,350 97,440 104,400 121,800 146,160 162,400 182,700 208,800 243,600 292,320 365,400 487,200 730,800 and 1,461,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,461,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,461,600, 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).