Q: Is 1,179,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,179,840 is a composite number.

Why is 1,179,840 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 1,179,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 160 192 240 320 480 960 1,229 2,458 3,687 4,916 6,145 7,374 9,832 12,290 14,748 18,435 19,664 24,580 29,496 36,870 39,328 49,160 58,992 73,740 78,656 98,320 117,984 147,480 196,640 235,968 294,960 393,280 589,920 and 1,179,840, with no remainder.

Since 1,179,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,179,840, 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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