Q: Is 1,201,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,201,060 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 1,201,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 23 28 35 46 70 92 115 140 161 230 322 373 460 644 746 805 1,492 1,610 1,865 2,611 3,220 3,730 5,222 7,460 8,579 10,444 13,055 17,158 26,110 34,316 42,895 52,220 60,053 85,790 120,106 171,580 240,212 300,265 600,530 and 1,201,060, with no remainder.

Since 1,201,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,201,060, 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).