Q: Is 1,502,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,502,800 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 1,502,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 17 20 25 26 34 40 50 52 65 68 80 85 100 104 130 136 170 200 208 221 260 272 289 325 340 400 425 442 520 578 650 680 850 884 1,040 1,105 1,156 1,300 1,360 1,445 1,700 1,768 2,210 2,312 2,600 2,890 3,400 3,536 3,757 4,420 4,624 5,200 5,525 5,780 6,800 7,225 7,514 8,840 11,050 11,560 14,450 15,028 17,680 18,785 22,100 23,120 28,900 30,056 37,570 44,200 57,800 60,112 75,140 88,400 93,925 115,600 150,280 187,850 300,560 375,700 751,400 and 1,502,800, with no remainder.

Since 1,502,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,502,800, 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).