Q: Is 1,165,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,165,860 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 1,165,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 27 30 34 36 45 51 54 60 68 85 90 102 108 127 135 153 170 180 204 254 255 270 306 340 381 459 508 510 540 612 635 762 765 918 1,020 1,143 1,270 1,524 1,530 1,836 1,905 2,159 2,286 2,295 2,540 3,060 3,429 3,810 4,318 4,572 4,590 5,715 6,477 6,858 7,620 8,636 9,180 10,795 11,430 12,954 13,716 17,145 19,431 21,590 22,860 25,908 32,385 34,290 38,862 43,180 58,293 64,770 68,580 77,724 97,155 116,586 129,540 194,310 233,172 291,465 388,620 582,930 and 1,165,860, with no remainder.

Since 1,165,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,165,860, 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).