Q: Is 1,196,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,196,000 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 1,196,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 23 25 26 32 40 46 50 52 65 80 92 100 104 115 125 130 160 184 200 208 230 250 260 299 325 368 400 416 460 500 520 575 598 650 736 800 920 1,000 1,040 1,150 1,196 1,300 1,495 1,625 1,840 2,000 2,080 2,300 2,392 2,600 2,875 2,990 3,250 3,680 4,000 4,600 4,784 5,200 5,750 5,980 6,500 7,475 9,200 9,568 10,400 11,500 11,960 13,000 14,950 18,400 23,000 23,920 26,000 29,900 37,375 46,000 47,840 52,000 59,800 74,750 92,000 119,600 149,500 239,200 299,000 598,000 and 1,196,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,196,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,196,000, 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).