Q: Is 1,177,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,177,920 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 1,177,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 192 240 288 320 360 409 480 576 720 818 960 1,227 1,440 1,636 2,045 2,454 2,880 3,272 3,681 4,090 4,908 6,135 6,544 7,362 8,180 9,816 12,270 13,088 14,724 16,360 18,405 19,632 24,540 26,176 29,448 32,720 36,810 39,264 49,080 58,896 65,440 73,620 78,528 98,160 117,792 130,880 147,240 196,320 235,584 294,480 392,640 588,960 and 1,177,920, with no remainder.

Since 1,177,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,177,920, 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).