Q: Is 1,201,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,201,480 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 1,201,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 49 56 70 98 140 196 245 280 392 490 613 980 1,226 1,960 2,452 3,065 4,291 4,904 6,130 8,582 12,260 17,164 21,455 24,520 30,037 34,328 42,910 60,074 85,820 120,148 150,185 171,640 240,296 300,370 600,740 and 1,201,480, with no remainder.

Since 1,201,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,201,480, 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).