Q: Is 1,165,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,165,600 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 1,165,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 31 32 40 47 50 62 80 94 100 124 155 160 188 200 235 248 310 376 400 470 496 620 752 775 800 940 992 1,175 1,240 1,457 1,504 1,550 1,880 2,350 2,480 2,914 3,100 3,760 4,700 4,960 5,828 6,200 7,285 7,520 9,400 11,656 12,400 14,570 18,800 23,312 24,800 29,140 36,425 37,600 46,624 58,280 72,850 116,560 145,700 233,120 291,400 582,800 and 1,165,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,165,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,165,600, 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).