Q: Is 1,202,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,202,900 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 1,202,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 25 46 50 92 100 115 230 460 523 575 1,046 1,150 2,092 2,300 2,615 5,230 10,460 12,029 13,075 24,058 26,150 48,116 52,300 60,145 120,290 240,580 300,725 601,450 and 1,202,900, with no remainder.

Since 1,202,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,202,900, 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).