Q: Is 1,201,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,201,900 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 1,201,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 17 20 25 28 34 35 50 68 70 85 100 101 119 140 170 175 202 238 340 350 404 425 476 505 595 700 707 850 1,010 1,190 1,414 1,700 1,717 2,020 2,380 2,525 2,828 2,975 3,434 3,535 5,050 5,950 6,868 7,070 8,585 10,100 11,900 12,019 14,140 17,170 17,675 24,038 34,340 35,350 42,925 48,076 60,095 70,700 85,850 120,190 171,700 240,380 300,475 600,950 and 1,201,900, with no remainder.

Since 1,201,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,201,900, 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).