Q: Is 1,201,104 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,201,104 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 1,201,104 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 36 38 48 57 72 76 114 144 152 171 228 304 342 439 456 684 878 912 1,317 1,368 1,756 2,634 2,736 3,512 3,951 5,268 7,024 7,902 8,341 10,536 15,804 16,682 21,072 25,023 31,608 33,364 50,046 63,216 66,728 75,069 100,092 133,456 150,138 200,184 300,276 400,368 600,552 and 1,201,104, with no remainder.

Since 1,201,104 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,201,104, 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).