Q: Is 1,471,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,471,600 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 1,471,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 40 50 52 65 80 100 104 130 200 208 260 283 325 400 520 566 650 1,040 1,132 1,300 1,415 2,264 2,600 2,830 3,679 4,528 5,200 5,660 7,075 7,358 11,320 14,150 14,716 18,395 22,640 28,300 29,432 36,790 56,600 58,864 73,580 91,975 113,200 147,160 183,950 294,320 367,900 735,800 and 1,471,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,471,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,471,600, 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).