Q: Is 1,122,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,122,200 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 1,122,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 31 40 50 62 100 124 155 181 200 248 310 362 620 724 775 905 1,240 1,448 1,550 1,810 3,100 3,620 4,525 5,611 6,200 7,240 9,050 11,222 18,100 22,444 28,055 36,200 44,888 56,110 112,220 140,275 224,440 280,550 561,100 and 1,122,200, with no remainder.

Since 1,122,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,122,200, 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).