Q: Is 1,158,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,158,000 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 1,158,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 125 150 193 200 240 250 300 375 386 400 500 579 600 750 772 965 1,000 1,158 1,200 1,500 1,544 1,930 2,000 2,316 2,895 3,000 3,088 3,860 4,632 4,825 5,790 6,000 7,720 9,264 9,650 11,580 14,475 15,440 19,300 23,160 24,125 28,950 38,600 46,320 48,250 57,900 72,375 77,200 96,500 115,800 144,750 193,000 231,600 289,500 386,000 579,000 and 1,158,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,158,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,158,000, 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).