Q: Is 1,202,985 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,202,985 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 1,202,985 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 19 21 27 35 45 57 63 67 95 105 133 135 171 189 201 285 315 335 399 469 513 603 665 855 945 1,005 1,197 1,273 1,407 1,809 1,995 2,345 2,565 3,015 3,591 3,819 4,221 5,985 6,365 7,035 8,911 9,045 11,457 12,663 17,955 19,095 21,105 26,733 34,371 44,555 57,285 63,315 80,199 133,665 171,855 240,597 400,995 and 1,202,985, with no remainder.

Since 1,202,985 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,202,985, 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).