Q: Is 1,199,910 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,199,910 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 1,199,910 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 23 30 37 46 47 69 74 94 111 115 138 141 185 222 230 235 282 345 370 470 555 690 705 851 1,081 1,110 1,410 1,702 1,739 2,162 2,553 3,243 3,478 4,255 5,106 5,217 5,405 6,486 8,510 8,695 10,434 10,810 12,765 16,215 17,390 25,530 26,085 32,430 39,997 52,170 79,994 119,991 199,985 239,982 399,970 599,955 and 1,199,910, with no remainder.

Since 1,199,910 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,199,910, 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).