Q: Is 1,164,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,164,960 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 1,164,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 360 480 720 809 1,440 1,618 2,427 3,236 4,045 4,854 6,472 7,281 8,090 9,708 12,135 12,944 14,562 16,180 19,416 24,270 25,888 29,124 32,360 36,405 38,832 48,540 58,248 64,720 72,810 77,664 97,080 116,496 129,440 145,620 194,160 232,992 291,240 388,320 582,480 and 1,164,960, with no remainder.

Since 1,164,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,164,960, 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).