Q: Is 1,147,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,147,500 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 1,147,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 25 27 30 34 36 45 50 51 54 60 68 75 85 90 100 102 108 125 135 150 153 170 180 204 225 250 255 270 300 306 340 375 425 450 459 500 510 540 612 625 675 750 765 850 900 918 1,020 1,125 1,250 1,275 1,350 1,500 1,530 1,700 1,836 1,875 2,125 2,250 2,295 2,500 2,550 2,700 3,060 3,375 3,750 3,825 4,250 4,500 4,590 5,100 5,625 6,375 6,750 7,500 7,650 8,500 9,180 10,625 11,250 11,475 12,750 13,500 15,300 16,875 19,125 21,250 22,500 22,950 25,500 31,875 33,750 38,250 42,500 45,900 57,375 63,750 67,500 76,500 95,625 114,750 127,500 191,250 229,500 286,875 382,500 573,750 and 1,147,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,147,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,147,500, 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).