Q: Is 1,122,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,122,900 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 1,122,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 25 30 38 50 57 60 75 76 95 100 114 150 190 197 228 285 300 380 394 475 570 591 788 950 985 1,140 1,182 1,425 1,900 1,970 2,364 2,850 2,955 3,743 3,940 4,925 5,700 5,910 7,486 9,850 11,229 11,820 14,775 14,972 18,715 19,700 22,458 29,550 37,430 44,916 56,145 59,100 74,860 93,575 112,290 187,150 224,580 280,725 374,300 561,450 and 1,122,900, with no remainder.

Since 1,122,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,122,900, 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).