Q: Is 1,143,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,143,300 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 1,143,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 37 50 60 74 75 100 103 111 148 150 185 206 222 300 309 370 412 444 515 555 618 740 925 1,030 1,110 1,236 1,545 1,850 2,060 2,220 2,575 2,775 3,090 3,700 3,811 5,150 5,550 6,180 7,622 7,725 10,300 11,100 11,433 15,244 15,450 19,055 22,866 30,900 38,110 45,732 57,165 76,220 95,275 114,330 190,550 228,660 285,825 381,100 571,650 and 1,143,300, with no remainder.

Since 1,143,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,143,300, 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).