Q: Is 1,156,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,156,400 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 1,156,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 49 50 56 59 70 80 98 100 112 118 140 175 196 200 236 245 280 295 350 392 400 413 472 490 560 590 700 784 826 944 980 1,180 1,225 1,400 1,475 1,652 1,960 2,065 2,360 2,450 2,800 2,891 2,950 3,304 3,920 4,130 4,720 4,900 5,782 5,900 6,608 8,260 9,800 10,325 11,564 11,800 14,455 16,520 19,600 20,650 23,128 23,600 28,910 33,040 41,300 46,256 57,820 72,275 82,600 115,640 144,550 165,200 231,280 289,100 578,200 and 1,156,400, with no remainder.

Since 1,156,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,156,400, 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).