Q: Is 1,150,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,150,000 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 1,150,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 25 40 46 50 80 92 100 115 125 184 200 230 250 368 400 460 500 575 625 920 1,000 1,150 1,250 1,840 2,000 2,300 2,500 2,875 3,125 4,600 5,000 5,750 6,250 9,200 10,000 11,500 12,500 14,375 23,000 25,000 28,750 46,000 50,000 57,500 71,875 115,000 143,750 230,000 287,500 575,000 and 1,150,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,150,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,150,000, 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).