Q: Is 1,201,578 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,201,578 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 1,201,578 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 49 61 67 98 122 134 147 183 201 294 366 402 427 469 854 938 1,281 1,407 2,562 2,814 2,989 3,283 4,087 5,978 6,566 8,174 8,967 9,849 12,261 17,934 19,698 24,522 28,609 57,218 85,827 171,654 200,263 400,526 600,789 and 1,201,578, with no remainder.

Since 1,201,578 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,201,578, 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).