Q: Is 1,163,150 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,163,150 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 1,163,150 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 43 50 86 215 430 541 1,075 1,082 2,150 2,705 5,410 13,525 23,263 27,050 46,526 116,315 232,630 581,575 and 1,163,150, with no remainder.

Since 1,163,150 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,163,150, 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).