Q: Is 1,166,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,166,760 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 1,166,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 105 120 126 140 168 180 210 252 280 315 360 420 463 504 630 840 926 1,260 1,389 1,852 2,315 2,520 2,778 3,241 3,704 4,167 4,630 5,556 6,482 6,945 8,334 9,260 9,723 11,112 12,964 13,890 16,205 16,668 18,520 19,446 20,835 25,928 27,780 29,169 32,410 33,336 38,892 41,670 48,615 55,560 58,338 64,820 77,784 83,340 97,230 116,676 129,640 145,845 166,680 194,460 233,352 291,690 388,920 583,380 and 1,166,760, with no remainder.

Since 1,166,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,166,760, 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).