Q: Is 1,132,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,132,920 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 1,132,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 108 120 135 180 216 270 360 540 1,049 1,080 2,098 3,147 4,196 5,245 6,294 8,392 9,441 10,490 12,588 15,735 18,882 20,980 25,176 28,323 31,470 37,764 41,960 47,205 56,646 62,940 75,528 94,410 113,292 125,880 141,615 188,820 226,584 283,230 377,640 566,460 and 1,132,920, with no remainder.

Since 1,132,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,132,920, 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).