Q: Is 1,174,380 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,174,380 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 1,174,380 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 30 37 46 60 69 74 92 111 115 138 148 185 222 230 276 345 370 444 460 529 555 690 740 851 1,058 1,110 1,380 1,587 1,702 2,116 2,220 2,553 2,645 3,174 3,404 4,255 5,106 5,290 6,348 7,935 8,510 10,212 10,580 12,765 15,870 17,020 19,573 25,530 31,740 39,146 51,060 58,719 78,292 97,865 117,438 195,730 234,876 293,595 391,460 587,190 and 1,174,380, with no remainder.

Since 1,174,380 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,174,380, 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).