Q: Is 1,232,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,232,200 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 1,232,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 61 100 101 122 200 202 244 305 404 488 505 610 808 1,010 1,220 1,525 2,020 2,440 2,525 3,050 4,040 5,050 6,100 6,161 10,100 12,200 12,322 20,200 24,644 30,805 49,288 61,610 123,220 154,025 246,440 308,050 616,100 and 1,232,200, with no remainder.

Since 1,232,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,232,200, 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).