Q: Is 11,578,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 11,578,700 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 11,578,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 17 20 25 28 34 35 49 50 68 70 85 98 100 119 139 140 170 175 196 238 245 278 340 350 425 476 490 556 595 695 700 833 850 973 980 1,190 1,225 1,390 1,666 1,700 1,946 2,363 2,380 2,450 2,780 2,975 3,332 3,475 3,892 4,165 4,726 4,865 4,900 5,950 6,811 6,950 8,330 9,452 9,730 11,815 11,900 13,622 13,900 16,541 16,660 19,460 20,825 23,630 24,325 27,244 33,082 34,055 41,650 47,260 48,650 59,075 66,164 68,110 82,705 83,300 97,300 115,787 118,150 136,220 165,410 170,275 231,574 236,300 330,820 340,550 413,525 463,148 578,935 681,100 827,050 1,157,870 1,654,100 2,315,740 2,894,675 5,789,350 and 11,578,700, with no remainder.

Since 11,578,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,578,700, 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).