Q: Is 1,202,166 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,202,166 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 1,202,166 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 29 42 47 49 58 63 87 94 98 126 141 147 174 203 261 282 294 329 406 423 441 522 609 658 846 882 987 1,218 1,363 1,421 1,827 1,974 2,303 2,726 2,842 2,961 3,654 4,089 4,263 4,606 5,922 6,909 8,178 8,526 9,541 12,267 12,789 13,818 19,082 20,727 24,534 25,578 28,623 41,454 57,246 66,787 85,869 133,574 171,738 200,361 400,722 601,083 and 1,202,166, with no remainder.

Since 1,202,166 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,202,166, 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).