Q: Is 1,169,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,169,460 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 1,169,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 73 89 90 146 178 180 219 267 292 356 365 438 445 534 657 730 801 876 890 1,068 1,095 1,314 1,335 1,460 1,602 1,780 2,190 2,628 2,670 3,204 3,285 4,005 4,380 5,340 6,497 6,570 8,010 12,994 13,140 16,020 19,491 25,988 32,485 38,982 58,473 64,970 77,964 97,455 116,946 129,940 194,910 233,892 292,365 389,820 584,730 and 1,169,460, with no remainder.

Since 1,169,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,169,460, 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).