Q: Is 1,178,310 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,178,310 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 1,178,310 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 30 31 35 42 62 70 93 105 155 181 186 210 217 310 362 434 465 543 651 905 930 1,085 1,086 1,267 1,302 1,810 2,170 2,534 2,715 3,255 3,801 5,430 5,611 6,335 6,510 7,602 11,222 12,670 16,833 19,005 28,055 33,666 38,010 39,277 56,110 78,554 84,165 117,831 168,330 196,385 235,662 392,770 589,155 and 1,178,310, with no remainder.

Since 1,178,310 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,178,310, 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).