Q: Is 1,167,180 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,167,180 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 1,167,180 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 49 60 70 84 98 105 140 147 196 210 245 294 397 420 490 588 735 794 980 1,191 1,470 1,588 1,985 2,382 2,779 2,940 3,970 4,764 5,558 5,955 7,940 8,337 11,116 11,910 13,895 16,674 19,453 23,820 27,790 33,348 38,906 41,685 55,580 58,359 77,812 83,370 97,265 116,718 166,740 194,530 233,436 291,795 389,060 583,590 and 1,167,180, with no remainder.

Since 1,167,180 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,167,180, 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).