Q: Is 1,202,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,202,340 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 1,202,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 29 30 58 60 87 116 145 174 290 348 435 580 691 870 1,382 1,740 2,073 2,764 3,455 4,146 6,910 8,292 10,365 13,820 20,039 20,730 40,078 41,460 60,117 80,156 100,195 120,234 200,390 240,468 300,585 400,780 601,170 and 1,202,340, with no remainder.

Since 1,202,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,202,340, 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).