Q: Is 1,151,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,151,700 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 1,151,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 66 75 100 110 132 150 165 220 275 300 330 349 550 660 698 825 1,047 1,100 1,396 1,650 1,745 2,094 3,300 3,490 3,839 4,188 5,235 6,980 7,678 8,725 10,470 11,517 15,356 17,450 19,195 20,940 23,034 26,175 34,900 38,390 46,068 52,350 57,585 76,780 95,975 104,700 115,170 191,950 230,340 287,925 383,900 575,850 and 1,151,700, with no remainder.

Since 1,151,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,151,700, 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).