Q: Is 1,178,450 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,178,450 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 1,178,450 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 13 14 25 26 35 37 49 50 65 70 74 91 98 130 175 182 185 245 259 325 350 370 455 481 490 518 637 650 910 925 962 1,225 1,274 1,295 1,813 1,850 2,275 2,405 2,450 2,590 3,185 3,367 3,626 4,550 4,810 6,370 6,475 6,734 9,065 12,025 12,950 15,925 16,835 18,130 23,569 24,050 31,850 33,670 45,325 47,138 84,175 90,650 117,845 168,350 235,690 589,225 and 1,178,450, with no remainder.

Since 1,178,450 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,178,450, 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).