Q: Is 1,187,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,187,760 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 1,187,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 48 49 56 60 70 80 84 98 101 105 112 120 140 147 168 196 202 210 240 245 280 294 303 336 392 404 420 490 505 560 588 606 707 735 784 808 840 980 1,010 1,176 1,212 1,414 1,470 1,515 1,616 1,680 1,960 2,020 2,121 2,352 2,424 2,828 2,940 3,030 3,535 3,920 4,040 4,242 4,848 4,949 5,656 5,880 6,060 7,070 8,080 8,484 9,898 10,605 11,312 11,760 12,120 14,140 14,847 16,968 19,796 21,210 24,240 24,745 28,280 29,694 33,936 39,592 42,420 49,490 56,560 59,388 74,235 79,184 84,840 98,980 118,776 148,470 169,680 197,960 237,552 296,940 395,920 593,880 and 1,187,760, with no remainder.

Since 1,187,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,187,760, 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).