Q: Is 1,198,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,198,680 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 1,198,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 420 840 1,427 2,854 4,281 5,708 7,135 8,562 9,989 11,416 14,270 17,124 19,978 21,405 28,540 29,967 34,248 39,956 42,810 49,945 57,080 59,934 79,912 85,620 99,890 119,868 149,835 171,240 199,780 239,736 299,670 399,560 599,340 and 1,198,680, with no remainder.

Since 1,198,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,198,680, 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).