Q: Is 1,139,580 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,139,580 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 1,139,580 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 26 30 36 39 45 52 60 65 78 90 117 130 156 180 195 234 260 390 468 487 585 780 974 1,170 1,461 1,948 2,340 2,435 2,922 4,383 4,870 5,844 6,331 7,305 8,766 9,740 12,662 14,610 17,532 18,993 21,915 25,324 29,220 31,655 37,986 43,830 56,979 63,310 75,972 87,660 94,965 113,958 126,620 189,930 227,916 284,895 379,860 569,790 and 1,139,580, with no remainder.

Since 1,139,580 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,139,580, 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).