Q: Is 1,534,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,534,800 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 1,534,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 600 1,200 1,279 2,558 3,837 5,116 6,395 7,674 10,232 12,790 15,348 19,185 20,464 25,580 30,696 31,975 38,370 51,160 61,392 63,950 76,740 95,925 102,320 127,900 153,480 191,850 255,800 306,960 383,700 511,600 767,400 and 1,534,800, with no remainder.

Since 1,534,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,534,800, 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).