Q: Is 1,201,212 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,201,212 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 1,201,212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 61 122 183 244 366 547 549 732 1,094 1,098 1,641 2,188 2,196 3,282 4,923 6,564 9,846 19,692 33,367 66,734 100,101 133,468 200,202 300,303 400,404 600,606 and 1,201,212, with no remainder.

Since 1,201,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,201,212, 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).