Q: Is 1,163,230 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,163,230 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 1,163,230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 89 178 445 890 1,307 2,614 6,535 13,070 116,323 232,646 581,615 and 1,163,230, with no remainder.

Since 1,163,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,163,230, 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).