Q: Is 1,176,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,176,300 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 1,176,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 150 180 225 300 450 900 1,307 2,614 3,921 5,228 6,535 7,842 11,763 13,070 15,684 19,605 23,526 26,140 32,675 39,210 47,052 58,815 65,350 78,420 98,025 117,630 130,700 196,050 235,260 294,075 392,100 588,150 and 1,176,300, with no remainder.

Since 1,176,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,176,300, 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).