Q: Is 1,177,660 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,177,660 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 1,177,660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 44 53 55 101 106 110 202 212 220 265 404 505 530 583 1,010 1,060 1,111 1,166 2,020 2,222 2,332 2,915 4,444 5,353 5,555 5,830 10,706 11,110 11,660 21,412 22,220 26,765 53,530 58,883 107,060 117,766 235,532 294,415 588,830 and 1,177,660, with no remainder.

Since 1,177,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,177,660, 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).