Q: Is 1,163,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,163,200 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 1,163,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 160 200 320 400 727 800 1,454 1,600 2,908 3,635 5,816 7,270 11,632 14,540 18,175 23,264 29,080 36,350 46,528 58,160 72,700 116,320 145,400 232,640 290,800 581,600 and 1,163,200, with no remainder.

Since 1,163,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,163,200, 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).