Q: Is 1,147,770 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,147,770 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 1,147,770 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 13 15 18 26 27 30 39 45 54 65 78 81 90 109 117 130 135 162 195 218 234 270 327 351 390 405 545 585 654 702 810 981 1,053 1,090 1,170 1,417 1,635 1,755 1,962 2,106 2,834 2,943 3,270 3,510 4,251 4,905 5,265 5,886 7,085 8,502 8,829 9,810 10,530 12,753 14,170 14,715 17,658 21,255 25,506 29,430 38,259 42,510 44,145 63,765 76,518 88,290 114,777 127,530 191,295 229,554 382,590 573,885 and 1,147,770, with no remainder.

Since 1,147,770 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,147,770, 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).