Q: Is 1,122,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,122,100 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 1,122,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 49 50 70 98 100 140 175 196 229 245 350 458 490 700 916 980 1,145 1,225 1,603 2,290 2,450 3,206 4,580 4,900 5,725 6,412 8,015 11,221 11,450 16,030 22,442 22,900 32,060 40,075 44,884 56,105 80,150 112,210 160,300 224,420 280,525 561,050 and 1,122,100, with no remainder.

Since 1,122,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,122,100, 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).