Q: Is 11,556,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 11,556,400 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 11,556,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 167 173 200 334 346 400 668 692 835 865 1,336 1,384 1,670 1,730 2,672 2,768 3,340 3,460 4,175 4,325 6,680 6,920 8,350 8,650 13,360 13,840 16,700 17,300 28,891 33,400 34,600 57,782 66,800 69,200 115,564 144,455 231,128 288,910 462,256 577,820 722,275 1,155,640 1,444,550 2,311,280 2,889,100 5,778,200 and 11,556,400, with no remainder.

Since 11,556,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,556,400, 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).