Q: Is 1,202,004 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,202,004 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 1,202,004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 173 193 346 386 519 579 692 772 1,038 1,158 1,557 1,737 2,076 2,316 3,114 3,474 6,228 6,948 33,389 66,778 100,167 133,556 200,334 300,501 400,668 601,002 and 1,202,004, with no remainder.

Since 1,202,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,202,004, 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).