Q: Is 1,523,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,523,600 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 1,523,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 40 50 52 65 80 100 104 130 200 208 260 293 325 400 520 586 650 1,040 1,172 1,300 1,465 2,344 2,600 2,930 3,809 4,688 5,200 5,860 7,325 7,618 11,720 14,650 15,236 19,045 23,440 29,300 30,472 38,090 58,600 60,944 76,180 95,225 117,200 152,360 190,450 304,720 380,900 761,800 and 1,523,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,523,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,523,600, 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).