Q: Is 1,127,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,127,460 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 1,127,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 23 30 38 43 46 57 60 69 76 86 92 95 114 115 129 138 172 190 215 228 230 258 276 285 345 380 430 437 460 516 570 645 690 817 860 874 989 1,140 1,290 1,311 1,380 1,634 1,748 1,978 2,185 2,451 2,580 2,622 2,967 3,268 3,956 4,085 4,370 4,902 4,945 5,244 5,934 6,555 8,170 8,740 9,804 9,890 11,868 12,255 13,110 14,835 16,340 18,791 19,780 24,510 26,220 29,670 37,582 49,020 56,373 59,340 75,164 93,955 112,746 187,910 225,492 281,865 375,820 563,730 and 1,127,460, with no remainder.

Since 1,127,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,127,460, 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).