Q: Is 1,262,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,262,400 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 1,262,400 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 64 75 80 96 100 120 150 160 192 200 240 263 300 320 400 480 526 600 789 800 960 1,052 1,200 1,315 1,578 1,600 2,104 2,400 2,630 3,156 3,945 4,208 4,800 5,260 6,312 6,575 7,890 8,416 10,520 12,624 13,150 15,780 16,832 19,725 21,040 25,248 26,300 31,560 39,450 42,080 50,496 52,600 63,120 78,900 84,160 105,200 126,240 157,800 210,400 252,480 315,600 420,800 631,200 and 1,262,400, with no remainder.

Since 1,262,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,262,400, 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).