Q: Is 1,183,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,183,800 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 1,183,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 150 200 300 600 1,973 3,946 5,919 7,892 9,865 11,838 15,784 19,730 23,676 29,595 39,460 47,352 49,325 59,190 78,920 98,650 118,380 147,975 197,300 236,760 295,950 394,600 591,900 and 1,183,800, with no remainder.

Since 1,183,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,183,800, 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).