Q: Is 1,177,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,177,000 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 1,177,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 88 100 107 110 125 200 214 220 250 275 428 440 500 535 550 856 1,000 1,070 1,100 1,177 1,375 2,140 2,200 2,354 2,675 2,750 4,280 4,708 5,350 5,500 5,885 9,416 10,700 11,000 11,770 13,375 21,400 23,540 26,750 29,425 47,080 53,500 58,850 107,000 117,700 147,125 235,400 294,250 588,500 and 1,177,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,177,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,177,000, 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).