Q: Is 1,617,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,617,200 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 1,617,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 40 50 52 65 80 100 104 130 200 208 260 311 325 400 520 622 650 1,040 1,244 1,300 1,555 2,488 2,600 3,110 4,043 4,976 5,200 6,220 7,775 8,086 12,440 15,550 16,172 20,215 24,880 31,100 32,344 40,430 62,200 64,688 80,860 101,075 124,400 161,720 202,150 323,440 404,300 808,600 and 1,617,200, with no remainder.

Since 1,617,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,617,200, 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).