Q: Is 1,176,084 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,176,084 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 1,176,084 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 13 14 18 21 26 28 36 39 42 52 63 78 84 91 117 126 156 182 234 252 273 359 364 468 546 718 819 1,077 1,092 1,436 1,638 2,154 2,513 3,231 3,276 4,308 4,667 5,026 6,462 7,539 9,334 10,052 12,924 14,001 15,078 18,668 22,617 28,002 30,156 32,669 42,003 45,234 56,004 65,338 84,006 90,468 98,007 130,676 168,012 196,014 294,021 392,028 588,042 and 1,176,084, with no remainder.

Since 1,176,084 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,176,084, 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).