Q: Is 1,163,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,163,900 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 1,163,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 103 113 206 226 412 452 515 565 1,030 1,130 2,060 2,260 2,575 2,825 5,150 5,650 10,300 11,300 11,639 23,278 46,556 58,195 116,390 232,780 290,975 581,950 and 1,163,900, with no remainder.

Since 1,163,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,163,900, 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).