Q: Is 1,186,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,186,200 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 1,186,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 60 72 75 90 100 120 150 180 200 225 300 360 450 600 659 900 1,318 1,800 1,977 2,636 3,295 3,954 5,272 5,931 6,590 7,908 9,885 11,862 13,180 15,816 16,475 19,770 23,724 26,360 29,655 32,950 39,540 47,448 49,425 59,310 65,900 79,080 98,850 118,620 131,800 148,275 197,700 237,240 296,550 395,400 593,100 and 1,186,200, with no remainder.

Since 1,186,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,186,200, 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).