Q: Is 1,201,704 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,201,704 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 1,201,704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 23 24 28 42 46 56 69 84 92 138 161 168 184 276 311 322 483 552 622 644 933 966 1,244 1,288 1,866 1,932 2,177 2,488 3,732 3,864 4,354 6,531 7,153 7,464 8,708 13,062 14,306 17,416 21,459 26,124 28,612 42,918 50,071 52,248 57,224 85,836 100,142 150,213 171,672 200,284 300,426 400,568 600,852 and 1,201,704, with no remainder.

Since 1,201,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,201,704, 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).