Q: Is 1,139,850 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,139,850 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 1,139,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 25 30 34 45 50 51 75 85 90 102 149 150 153 170 225 255 298 306 425 447 450 510 745 765 850 894 1,275 1,341 1,490 1,530 2,235 2,533 2,550 2,682 3,725 3,825 4,470 5,066 6,705 7,450 7,599 7,650 11,175 12,665 13,410 15,198 22,350 22,797 25,330 33,525 37,995 45,594 63,325 67,050 75,990 113,985 126,650 189,975 227,970 379,950 569,925 and 1,139,850, with no remainder.

Since 1,139,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,139,850, 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).