Q: Is 1,212,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,212,000 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 1,212,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 101 120 125 150 160 200 202 240 250 300 303 375 400 404 480 500 505 600 606 750 800 808 1,000 1,010 1,200 1,212 1,500 1,515 1,616 2,000 2,020 2,400 2,424 2,525 3,000 3,030 3,232 4,000 4,040 4,848 5,050 6,000 6,060 7,575 8,080 9,696 10,100 12,000 12,120 12,625 15,150 16,160 20,200 24,240 25,250 30,300 37,875 40,400 48,480 50,500 60,600 75,750 80,800 101,000 121,200 151,500 202,000 242,400 303,000 404,000 606,000 and 1,212,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,212,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,212,000, 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).