Q: Is 1,201,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,201,520 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 1,201,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 40 46 80 92 115 184 230 368 460 653 920 1,306 1,840 2,612 3,265 5,224 6,530 10,448 13,060 15,019 26,120 30,038 52,240 60,076 75,095 120,152 150,190 240,304 300,380 600,760 and 1,201,520, with no remainder.

Since 1,201,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,201,520, 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).