Q: Is 1,146,150 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,146,150 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 1,146,150 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 27 30 45 50 54 75 81 90 135 150 162 225 270 283 405 450 566 675 810 849 1,350 1,415 1,698 2,025 2,547 2,830 4,050 4,245 5,094 7,075 7,641 8,490 12,735 14,150 15,282 21,225 22,923 25,470 38,205 42,450 45,846 63,675 76,410 114,615 127,350 191,025 229,230 382,050 573,075 and 1,146,150, with no remainder.

Since 1,146,150 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,146,150, 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).