Q: Is 1,183,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,183,520 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 1,183,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 26 32 40 52 65 80 104 130 160 208 260 416 520 569 1,040 1,138 2,080 2,276 2,845 4,552 5,690 7,397 9,104 11,380 14,794 18,208 22,760 29,588 36,985 45,520 59,176 73,970 91,040 118,352 147,940 236,704 295,880 591,760 and 1,183,520, with no remainder.

Since 1,183,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,183,520, 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).