Q: Is 1,182,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,182,440 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 1,182,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 41 56 70 82 103 140 164 205 206 280 287 328 410 412 515 574 721 820 824 1,030 1,148 1,435 1,442 1,640 2,060 2,296 2,870 2,884 3,605 4,120 4,223 5,740 5,768 7,210 8,446 11,480 14,420 16,892 21,115 28,840 29,561 33,784 42,230 59,122 84,460 118,244 147,805 168,920 236,488 295,610 591,220 and 1,182,440, with no remainder.

Since 1,182,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,182,440, 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).