Q: Is 1,183,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,183,700 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 1,183,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 19 20 25 28 35 38 50 70 76 89 95 100 133 140 175 178 190 266 350 356 380 445 475 532 623 665 700 890 950 1,246 1,330 1,691 1,780 1,900 2,225 2,492 2,660 3,115 3,325 3,382 4,450 6,230 6,650 6,764 8,455 8,900 11,837 12,460 13,300 15,575 16,910 23,674 31,150 33,820 42,275 47,348 59,185 62,300 84,550 118,370 169,100 236,740 295,925 591,850 and 1,183,700, with no remainder.

Since 1,183,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,183,700, 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).