Q: Is 1,170,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,170,120 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 1,170,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 49 56 60 70 84 98 105 120 140 147 168 196 199 210 245 280 294 392 398 420 490 588 597 735 796 840 980 995 1,176 1,194 1,393 1,470 1,592 1,960 1,990 2,388 2,786 2,940 2,985 3,980 4,179 4,776 5,572 5,880 5,970 6,965 7,960 8,358 9,751 11,144 11,940 13,930 16,716 19,502 20,895 23,880 27,860 29,253 33,432 39,004 41,790 48,755 55,720 58,506 78,008 83,580 97,510 117,012 146,265 167,160 195,020 234,024 292,530 390,040 585,060 and 1,170,120, with no remainder.

Since 1,170,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,170,120, 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).