Q: Is 1,186,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,186,900 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 1,186,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 13 20 22 25 26 44 50 52 55 65 83 100 110 130 143 166 220 260 275 286 325 332 415 550 572 650 715 830 913 1,079 1,100 1,300 1,430 1,660 1,826 2,075 2,158 2,860 3,575 3,652 4,150 4,316 4,565 5,395 7,150 8,300 9,130 10,790 11,869 14,300 18,260 21,580 22,825 23,738 26,975 45,650 47,476 53,950 59,345 91,300 107,900 118,690 237,380 296,725 593,450 and 1,186,900, with no remainder.

Since 1,186,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,186,900, 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).