Q: Is 1,183,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,183,840 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 1,183,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 49 56 70 80 98 112 140 151 160 196 224 245 280 302 392 490 560 604 755 784 980 1,057 1,120 1,208 1,510 1,568 1,960 2,114 2,416 3,020 3,920 4,228 4,832 5,285 6,040 7,399 7,840 8,456 10,570 12,080 14,798 16,912 21,140 24,160 29,596 33,824 36,995 42,280 59,192 73,990 84,560 118,384 147,980 169,120 236,768 295,960 591,920 and 1,183,840, with no remainder.

Since 1,183,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,183,840, 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).