Q: Is 1,119,990 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,119,990 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 1,119,990 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 37 74 111 185 222 370 555 1,009 1,110 2,018 3,027 5,045 6,054 10,090 15,135 30,270 37,333 74,666 111,999 186,665 223,998 373,330 559,995 and 1,119,990, with no remainder.

Since 1,119,990 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,119,990, 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).