Q: Is 11,556,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 11,556,800 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 11,556,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 31 32 40 50 62 64 80 100 124 155 160 200 233 248 310 320 400 466 496 620 775 800 932 992 1,165 1,240 1,550 1,600 1,864 1,984 2,330 2,480 3,100 3,728 4,660 4,960 5,825 6,200 7,223 7,456 9,320 9,920 11,650 12,400 14,446 14,912 18,640 23,300 24,800 28,892 36,115 37,280 46,600 49,600 57,784 72,230 74,560 93,200 115,568 144,460 180,575 186,400 231,136 288,920 361,150 372,800 462,272 577,840 722,300 1,155,680 1,444,600 2,311,360 2,889,200 5,778,400 and 11,556,800, with no remainder.

Since 11,556,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,556,800, 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).