Q: Is 1,147,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,147,000 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 1,147,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 31 37 40 50 62 74 100 124 125 148 155 185 200 248 250 296 310 370 500 620 740 775 925 1,000 1,147 1,240 1,480 1,550 1,850 2,294 3,100 3,700 3,875 4,588 4,625 5,735 6,200 7,400 7,750 9,176 9,250 11,470 15,500 18,500 22,940 28,675 31,000 37,000 45,880 57,350 114,700 143,375 229,400 286,750 573,500 and 1,147,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,147,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,147,000, 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).