Q: Is 1,201,473 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,201,473 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 1,201,473 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 13 21 27 39 63 81 91 117 163 189 273 351 489 567 819 1,053 1,141 1,467 2,119 2,457 3,423 4,401 6,357 7,371 10,269 13,203 14,833 19,071 30,807 44,499 57,213 92,421 133,497 171,639 400,491 and 1,201,473, with no remainder.

Since 1,201,473 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,201,473, 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).