Q: Is 1,147,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,147,300 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 1,147,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 25 28 35 44 50 55 70 77 100 110 140 149 154 175 220 275 298 308 350 385 550 596 700 745 770 1,043 1,100 1,490 1,540 1,639 1,925 2,086 2,980 3,278 3,725 3,850 4,172 5,215 6,556 7,450 7,700 8,195 10,430 11,473 14,900 16,390 20,860 22,946 26,075 32,780 40,975 45,892 52,150 57,365 81,950 104,300 114,730 163,900 229,460 286,825 573,650 and 1,147,300, with no remainder.

Since 1,147,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,147,300, 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).