Q: Is 1,177,176 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,177,176 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 1,177,176 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 21 22 24 26 28 33 39 42 44 49 52 56 66 77 78 84 88 91 98 104 132 143 147 154 156 168 182 196 231 264 273 286 294 308 312 343 364 392 429 462 539 546 572 588 616 637 686 728 858 924 1,001 1,029 1,078 1,092 1,144 1,176 1,274 1,372 1,617 1,716 1,848 1,911 2,002 2,058 2,156 2,184 2,548 2,744 3,003 3,234 3,432 3,773 3,822 4,004 4,116 4,312 4,459 5,096 6,006 6,468 7,007 7,546 7,644 8,008 8,232 8,918 11,319 12,012 12,936 13,377 14,014 15,092 15,288 17,836 21,021 22,638 24,024 26,754 28,028 30,184 35,672 42,042 45,276 49,049 53,508 56,056 84,084 90,552 98,098 107,016 147,147 168,168 196,196 294,294 392,392 588,588 and 1,177,176, with no remainder.

Since 1,177,176 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,177,176, 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).