Q: Is 1,148,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,148,550 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 1,148,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 19 25 26 30 31 38 39 50 57 62 65 75 78 93 95 114 130 150 155 186 190 195 247 285 310 325 390 403 465 475 494 570 589 650 741 775 806 930 950 975 1,178 1,209 1,235 1,425 1,482 1,550 1,767 1,950 2,015 2,325 2,418 2,470 2,850 2,945 3,534 3,705 4,030 4,650 5,890 6,045 6,175 7,410 7,657 8,835 10,075 12,090 12,350 14,725 15,314 17,670 18,525 20,150 22,971 29,450 30,225 37,050 38,285 44,175 45,942 60,450 76,570 88,350 114,855 191,425 229,710 382,850 574,275 and 1,148,550, with no remainder.

Since 1,148,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,148,550, 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).