Q: Is 1,201,353 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,201,353 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 1,201,353 can be evenly divided by 1 3 37 79 111 137 237 411 2,923 5,069 8,769 10,823 15,207 32,469 400,451 and 1,201,353, with no remainder.

Since 1,201,353 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,201,353, 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).