Q: Is 1,174,950 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,174,950 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 1,174,950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 25 30 35 42 45 50 63 70 75 90 105 126 150 175 210 225 315 350 373 450 525 630 746 1,050 1,119 1,575 1,865 2,238 2,611 3,150 3,357 3,730 5,222 5,595 6,714 7,833 9,325 11,190 13,055 15,666 16,785 18,650 23,499 26,110 27,975 33,570 39,165 46,998 55,950 65,275 78,330 83,925 117,495 130,550 167,850 195,825 234,990 391,650 587,475 and 1,174,950, with no remainder.

Since 1,174,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,174,950, 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).