Q: Is 1,201,368 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,201,368 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 1,201,368 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 168 7,151 14,302 21,453 28,604 42,906 50,057 57,208 85,812 100,114 150,171 171,624 200,228 300,342 400,456 600,684 and 1,201,368, with no remainder.

Since 1,201,368 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,201,368, 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).