Q: Is 1,163,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,163,140 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 1,163,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 17 20 22 34 44 55 68 85 110 170 187 220 311 340 374 622 748 935 1,244 1,555 1,870 3,110 3,421 3,740 5,287 6,220 6,842 10,574 13,684 17,105 21,148 26,435 34,210 52,870 58,157 68,420 105,740 116,314 232,628 290,785 581,570 and 1,163,140, with no remainder.

Since 1,163,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,163,140, 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).