Q: Is 1,176,504 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,176,504 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 1,176,504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 47 56 84 94 141 149 168 188 282 298 329 376 447 564 596 658 894 987 1,043 1,128 1,192 1,316 1,788 1,974 2,086 2,632 3,129 3,576 3,948 4,172 6,258 7,003 7,896 8,344 12,516 14,006 21,009 25,032 28,012 42,018 49,021 56,024 84,036 98,042 147,063 168,072 196,084 294,126 392,168 588,252 and 1,176,504, with no remainder.

Since 1,176,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,176,504, 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).