Q: Is 1,055,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,055,700 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 1,055,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 23 25 27 30 34 36 45 46 50 51 54 60 68 69 75 85 90 92 100 102 108 115 135 138 150 153 170 180 204 207 225 230 255 270 276 300 306 340 345 391 414 425 450 459 460 510 540 575 612 621 675 690 765 782 828 850 900 918 1,020 1,035 1,150 1,173 1,242 1,275 1,350 1,380 1,530 1,564 1,700 1,725 1,836 1,955 2,070 2,295 2,300 2,346 2,484 2,550 2,700 3,060 3,105 3,450 3,519 3,825 3,910 4,140 4,590 4,692 5,100 5,175 5,865 6,210 6,900 7,038 7,650 7,820 9,180 9,775 10,350 10,557 11,475 11,730 12,420 14,076 15,300 15,525 17,595 19,550 20,700 21,114 22,950 23,460 29,325 31,050 35,190 39,100 42,228 45,900 52,785 58,650 62,100 70,380 87,975 105,570 117,300 175,950 211,140 263,925 351,900 527,850 and 1,055,700, with no remainder.

Since 1,055,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,055,700, 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).