Q: Is 1,173,150 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,173,150 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 1,173,150 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 15 18 22 25 27 30 33 45 50 54 55 66 75 79 90 99 110 135 150 158 165 198 225 237 270 275 297 330 395 450 474 495 550 594 675 711 790 825 869 990 1,185 1,350 1,422 1,485 1,650 1,738 1,975 2,133 2,370 2,475 2,607 2,970 3,555 3,950 4,266 4,345 4,950 5,214 5,925 7,110 7,425 7,821 8,690 10,665 11,850 13,035 14,850 15,642 17,775 21,330 21,725 23,463 26,070 35,550 39,105 43,450 46,926 53,325 65,175 78,210 106,650 117,315 130,350 195,525 234,630 391,050 586,575 and 1,173,150, with no remainder.

Since 1,173,150 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,173,150, 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).