Q: Is 1,197,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,197,360 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 1,197,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 240 360 720 1,663 3,326 4,989 6,652 8,315 9,978 13,304 14,967 16,630 19,956 24,945 26,608 29,934 33,260 39,912 49,890 59,868 66,520 74,835 79,824 99,780 119,736 133,040 149,670 199,560 239,472 299,340 399,120 598,680 and 1,197,360, with no remainder.

Since 1,197,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,197,360, 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).