Q: Is 1,175,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,175,880 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 1,175,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 41 60 82 120 123 164 205 239 246 328 410 478 492 615 717 820 956 984 1,195 1,230 1,434 1,640 1,912 2,390 2,460 2,868 3,585 4,780 4,920 5,736 7,170 9,560 9,799 14,340 19,598 28,680 29,397 39,196 48,995 58,794 78,392 97,990 117,588 146,985 195,980 235,176 293,970 391,960 587,940 and 1,175,880, with no remainder.

Since 1,175,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,175,880, 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).