Q: Is 1,166,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,166,040 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 1,166,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 40 41 45 60 72 79 82 90 120 123 158 164 180 205 237 246 316 328 360 369 395 410 474 492 615 632 711 738 790 820 948 984 1,185 1,230 1,422 1,476 1,580 1,640 1,845 1,896 2,370 2,460 2,844 2,952 3,160 3,239 3,555 3,690 4,740 4,920 5,688 6,478 7,110 7,380 9,480 9,717 12,956 14,220 14,760 16,195 19,434 25,912 28,440 29,151 32,390 38,868 48,585 58,302 64,780 77,736 97,170 116,604 129,560 145,755 194,340 233,208 291,510 388,680 583,020 and 1,166,040, with no remainder.

Since 1,166,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,166,040, 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).