Q: Is 1,201,294 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,201,294 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 1,201,294 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 101 202 313 626 1,919 3,838 5,947 11,894 31,613 63,226 600,647 and 1,201,294, with no remainder.

Since 1,201,294 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,201,294, 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).