Q: Is 1,201,645 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,201,645 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 1,201,645 can be evenly divided by 1 5 17 67 85 211 335 1,055 1,139 3,587 5,695 14,137 17,935 70,685 240,329 and 1,201,645, with no remainder.

Since 1,201,645 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,201,645, 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).