Q: Is 1,153,450 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,153,450 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 1,153,450 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 17 23 25 34 46 50 59 85 115 118 170 230 295 391 425 575 590 782 850 1,003 1,150 1,357 1,475 1,955 2,006 2,714 2,950 3,910 5,015 6,785 9,775 10,030 13,570 19,550 23,069 25,075 33,925 46,138 50,150 67,850 115,345 230,690 576,725 and 1,153,450, with no remainder.

Since 1,153,450 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,153,450, 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).