Q: Is 1,184,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,184,960 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 1,184,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 23 28 32 35 40 46 56 64 70 80 92 112 115 140 160 161 184 224 230 280 320 322 368 448 460 529 560 644 736 805 920 1,058 1,120 1,288 1,472 1,610 1,840 2,116 2,240 2,576 2,645 3,220 3,680 3,703 4,232 5,152 5,290 6,440 7,360 7,406 8,464 10,304 10,580 12,880 14,812 16,928 18,515 21,160 25,760 29,624 33,856 37,030 42,320 51,520 59,248 74,060 84,640 118,496 148,120 169,280 236,992 296,240 592,480 and 1,184,960, with no remainder.

Since 1,184,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,184,960, 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).