Q: Is 1,175,850 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,175,850 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 1,175,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 13 15 18 25 26 27 30 39 45 50 54 65 67 75 78 90 117 130 134 135 150 195 201 225 234 270 325 335 351 390 402 450 585 603 650 670 675 702 871 975 1,005 1,170 1,206 1,350 1,675 1,742 1,755 1,809 1,950 2,010 2,613 2,925 3,015 3,350 3,510 3,618 4,355 5,025 5,226 5,850 6,030 7,839 8,710 8,775 9,045 10,050 13,065 15,075 15,678 17,550 18,090 21,775 23,517 26,130 30,150 39,195 43,550 45,225 47,034 65,325 78,390 90,450 117,585 130,650 195,975 235,170 391,950 587,925 and 1,175,850, with no remainder.

Since 1,175,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,175,850, 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).