Q: Is 1,291,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,291,400 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 1,291,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 88 100 110 200 220 275 440 550 587 1,100 1,174 2,200 2,348 2,935 4,696 5,870 6,457 11,740 12,914 14,675 23,480 25,828 29,350 32,285 51,656 58,700 64,570 117,400 129,140 161,425 258,280 322,850 645,700 and 1,291,400, with no remainder.

Since 1,291,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,291,400, 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).