Q: Is 1,201,970 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,201,970 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 1,201,970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 11 14 22 35 49 55 70 77 98 110 154 223 245 385 446 490 539 770 1,078 1,115 1,561 2,230 2,453 2,695 3,122 4,906 5,390 7,805 10,927 12,265 15,610 17,171 21,854 24,530 34,342 54,635 85,855 109,270 120,197 171,710 240,394 600,985 and 1,201,970, with no remainder.

Since 1,201,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,201,970, 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).