Q: Is 1,201,242 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,201,242 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 1,201,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 37 42 74 111 222 259 518 773 777 1,546 1,554 2,319 4,638 5,411 10,822 16,233 28,601 32,466 57,202 85,803 171,606 200,207 400,414 600,621 and 1,201,242, with no remainder.

Since 1,201,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,201,242, 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).