Q: Is 1,167,660 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,167,660 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 1,167,660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 26 30 36 39 45 52 60 65 78 90 117 130 156 180 195 234 260 390 468 499 585 780 998 1,170 1,497 1,996 2,340 2,495 2,994 4,491 4,990 5,988 6,487 7,485 8,982 9,980 12,974 14,970 17,964 19,461 22,455 25,948 29,940 32,435 38,922 44,910 58,383 64,870 77,844 89,820 97,305 116,766 129,740 194,610 233,532 291,915 389,220 583,830 and 1,167,660, with no remainder.

Since 1,167,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,167,660, 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).