Q: Is 1,186,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,186,740 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 1,186,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 30 36 38 45 57 60 76 90 95 114 171 180 190 228 285 342 347 380 570 684 694 855 1,041 1,140 1,388 1,710 1,735 2,082 3,123 3,420 3,470 4,164 5,205 6,246 6,593 6,940 10,410 12,492 13,186 15,615 19,779 20,820 26,372 31,230 32,965 39,558 59,337 62,460 65,930 79,116 98,895 118,674 131,860 197,790 237,348 296,685 395,580 593,370 and 1,186,740, with no remainder.

Since 1,186,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,186,740, 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).