Q: Is 1,143,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,143,600 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 1,143,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 600 953 1,200 1,906 2,859 3,812 4,765 5,718 7,624 9,530 11,436 14,295 15,248 19,060 22,872 23,825 28,590 38,120 45,744 47,650 57,180 71,475 76,240 95,300 114,360 142,950 190,600 228,720 285,900 381,200 571,800 and 1,143,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,143,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,143,600, 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).