Q: Is 1,203,408 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,203,408 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 1,203,408 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 61 72 122 137 144 183 244 274 366 411 488 548 549 732 822 976 1,096 1,098 1,233 1,464 1,644 2,192 2,196 2,466 2,928 3,288 4,392 4,932 6,576 8,357 8,784 9,864 16,714 19,728 25,071 33,428 50,142 66,856 75,213 100,284 133,712 150,426 200,568 300,852 401,136 601,704 and 1,203,408, with no remainder.

Since 1,203,408 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,203,408, 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).