Q: Is 1,160,712 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,160,712 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 1,160,712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 47 49 56 63 72 84 94 98 126 141 147 168 188 196 252 282 294 329 343 376 392 423 441 504 564 588 658 686 846 882 987 1,029 1,128 1,176 1,316 1,372 1,692 1,764 1,974 2,058 2,303 2,632 2,744 2,961 3,087 3,384 3,528 3,948 4,116 4,606 5,922 6,174 6,909 7,896 8,232 9,212 11,844 12,348 13,818 16,121 18,424 20,727 23,688 24,696 27,636 32,242 41,454 48,363 55,272 64,484 82,908 96,726 128,968 145,089 165,816 193,452 290,178 386,904 580,356 and 1,160,712, with no remainder.

Since 1,160,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,160,712, 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).