Q: Is 1,169,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,169,600 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 1,169,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 32 34 40 43 50 64 68 80 85 86 100 136 160 170 172 200 215 272 320 340 344 400 425 430 544 680 688 731 800 850 860 1,075 1,088 1,360 1,376 1,462 1,600 1,700 1,720 2,150 2,720 2,752 2,924 3,400 3,440 3,655 4,300 5,440 5,848 6,800 6,880 7,310 8,600 11,696 13,600 13,760 14,620 17,200 18,275 23,392 27,200 29,240 34,400 36,550 46,784 58,480 68,800 73,100 116,960 146,200 233,920 292,400 584,800 and 1,169,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,169,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,169,600, 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).