Q: Is 1,173,630 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,173,630 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 1,173,630 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 19 29 30 38 57 58 71 87 95 114 142 145 174 190 213 285 290 355 426 435 551 570 710 870 1,065 1,102 1,349 1,653 2,059 2,130 2,698 2,755 3,306 4,047 4,118 5,510 6,177 6,745 8,094 8,265 10,295 12,354 13,490 16,530 20,235 20,590 30,885 39,121 40,470 61,770 78,242 117,363 195,605 234,726 391,210 586,815 and 1,173,630, with no remainder.

Since 1,173,630 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,173,630, 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).