Q: Is 1,173,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,173,120 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 1,173,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 32 39 40 47 48 52 60 64 65 78 80 94 96 104 120 128 130 141 156 160 188 192 195 208 235 240 260 282 312 320 376 384 390 416 470 480 520 564 611 624 640 705 752 780 832 940 960 1,040 1,128 1,222 1,248 1,410 1,504 1,560 1,664 1,833 1,880 1,920 2,080 2,256 2,444 2,496 2,820 3,008 3,055 3,120 3,666 3,760 4,160 4,512 4,888 4,992 5,640 6,016 6,110 6,240 7,332 7,520 8,320 9,024 9,165 9,776 11,280 12,220 12,480 14,664 15,040 18,048 18,330 19,552 22,560 24,440 24,960 29,328 30,080 36,660 39,104 45,120 48,880 58,656 73,320 78,208 90,240 97,760 117,312 146,640 195,520 234,624 293,280 391,040 586,560 and 1,173,120, with no remainder.

Since 1,173,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,173,120, 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).