Q: Is 1,163,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,163,500 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 1,163,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 50 52 65 100 125 130 179 250 260 325 358 500 650 716 895 1,300 1,625 1,790 2,327 3,250 3,580 4,475 4,654 6,500 8,950 9,308 11,635 17,900 22,375 23,270 44,750 46,540 58,175 89,500 116,350 232,700 290,875 581,750 and 1,163,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,163,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,163,500, 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).