Q: Is 1,201,827 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,201,827 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 1,201,827 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 79 237 461 869 1,383 2,607 5,071 15,213 36,419 109,257 400,609 and 1,201,827, with no remainder.

Since 1,201,827 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,201,827, 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).