Q: Is 1,088,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,088,550 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 1,088,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 30 41 45 50 59 75 82 90 118 123 150 177 205 225 246 295 354 369 410 450 531 590 615 738 885 1,025 1,062 1,230 1,475 1,770 1,845 2,050 2,419 2,655 2,950 3,075 3,690 4,425 4,838 5,310 6,150 7,257 8,850 9,225 12,095 13,275 14,514 18,450 21,771 24,190 26,550 36,285 43,542 60,475 72,570 108,855 120,950 181,425 217,710 362,850 544,275 and 1,088,550, with no remainder.

Since 1,088,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,088,550, 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).