Q: Is 1,163,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,163,480 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 1,163,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 29 34 40 58 59 68 85 116 118 136 145 170 232 236 290 295 340 472 493 580 590 680 986 1,003 1,160 1,180 1,711 1,972 2,006 2,360 2,465 3,422 3,944 4,012 4,930 5,015 6,844 8,024 8,555 9,860 10,030 13,688 17,110 19,720 20,060 29,087 34,220 40,120 58,174 68,440 116,348 145,435 232,696 290,870 581,740 and 1,163,480, with no remainder.

Since 1,163,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,163,480, 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).