Q: Is 1,167,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,167,840 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 1,167,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 360 480 720 811 1,440 1,622 2,433 3,244 4,055 4,866 6,488 7,299 8,110 9,732 12,165 12,976 14,598 16,220 19,464 24,330 25,952 29,196 32,440 36,495 38,928 48,660 58,392 64,880 72,990 77,856 97,320 116,784 129,760 145,980 194,640 233,568 291,960 389,280 583,920 and 1,167,840, with no remainder.

Since 1,167,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,167,840, 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).