Q: Is 1,179,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,179,480 is a composite number.

Why is 1,179,480 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 1,179,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 9,829 19,658 29,487 39,316 49,145 58,974 78,632 98,290 117,948 147,435 196,580 235,896 294,870 393,160 589,740 and 1,179,480, with no remainder.

Since 1,179,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,179,480, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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