Q: Is 1,162,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,162,000 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 1,162,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 80 83 100 112 125 140 166 175 200 250 280 332 350 400 415 500 560 581 664 700 830 875 1,000 1,162 1,328 1,400 1,660 1,750 2,000 2,075 2,324 2,800 2,905 3,320 3,500 4,150 4,648 5,810 6,640 7,000 8,300 9,296 10,375 11,620 14,000 14,525 16,600 20,750 23,240 29,050 33,200 41,500 46,480 58,100 72,625 83,000 116,200 145,250 166,000 232,400 290,500 581,000 and 1,162,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,162,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,162,000, 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).