Q: Is 1,579,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,579,200 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 1,579,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 25 28 30 32 35 40 42 47 48 50 56 60 64 70 75 80 84 94 96 100 105 112 120 140 141 150 160 168 175 188 192 200 210 224 235 240 280 282 300 320 329 336 350 376 400 420 448 470 480 525 560 564 600 658 672 700 705 752 800 840 940 960 987 1,050 1,120 1,128 1,175 1,200 1,316 1,344 1,400 1,410 1,504 1,600 1,645 1,680 1,880 1,974 2,100 2,240 2,256 2,350 2,400 2,632 2,800 2,820 3,008 3,290 3,360 3,525 3,760 3,948 4,200 4,512 4,700 4,800 4,935 5,264 5,600 5,640 6,580 6,720 7,050 7,520 7,896 8,225 8,400 9,024 9,400 9,870 10,528 11,200 11,280 13,160 14,100 15,040 15,792 16,450 16,800 18,800 19,740 21,056 22,560 24,675 26,320 28,200 31,584 32,900 33,600 37,600 39,480 45,120 49,350 52,640 56,400 63,168 65,800 75,200 78,960 98,700 105,280 112,800 131,600 157,920 197,400 225,600 263,200 315,840 394,800 526,400 789,600 and 1,579,200, with no remainder.

Since 1,579,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,579,200, 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).