Q: Is 1,154,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,154,300 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 1,154,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 17 20 25 28 34 35 50 68 70 85 97 100 119 140 170 175 194 238 340 350 388 425 476 485 595 679 700 850 970 1,190 1,358 1,649 1,700 1,940 2,380 2,425 2,716 2,975 3,298 3,395 4,850 5,950 6,596 6,790 8,245 9,700 11,543 11,900 13,580 16,490 16,975 23,086 32,980 33,950 41,225 46,172 57,715 67,900 82,450 115,430 164,900 230,860 288,575 577,150 and 1,154,300, with no remainder.

Since 1,154,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,154,300, 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).