Q: Is 1,155,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,155,700 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 1,155,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 13 14 20 25 26 28 35 50 52 65 70 91 100 127 130 140 175 182 254 260 325 350 364 455 508 635 650 700 889 910 1,270 1,300 1,651 1,778 1,820 2,275 2,540 3,175 3,302 3,556 4,445 4,550 6,350 6,604 8,255 8,890 9,100 11,557 12,700 16,510 17,780 22,225 23,114 33,020 41,275 44,450 46,228 57,785 82,550 88,900 115,570 165,100 231,140 288,925 577,850 and 1,155,700, with no remainder.

Since 1,155,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,155,700, 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).