Q: Is 1,201,083 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,201,083 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 1,201,083 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 23 39 69 103 169 299 309 507 897 1,339 2,369 3,887 4,017 7,107 11,661 17,407 30,797 52,221 92,391 400,361 and 1,201,083, with no remainder.

Since 1,201,083 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,201,083, 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).