Q: Is 1,202,530 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,202,530 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 1,202,530 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 35 41 70 82 205 287 410 419 574 838 1,435 2,095 2,870 2,933 4,190 5,866 14,665 17,179 29,330 34,358 85,895 120,253 171,790 240,506 601,265 and 1,202,530, with no remainder.

Since 1,202,530 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,202,530, 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).