Q: Is 1,203,636 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,203,636 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 1,203,636 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 23 28 42 46 49 69 84 89 92 98 138 147 161 178 196 267 276 294 322 356 483 534 588 623 644 966 1,068 1,127 1,246 1,869 1,932 2,047 2,254 2,492 3,381 3,738 4,094 4,361 4,508 6,141 6,762 7,476 8,188 8,722 12,282 13,083 13,524 14,329 17,444 24,564 26,166 28,658 42,987 52,332 57,316 85,974 100,303 171,948 200,606 300,909 401,212 601,818 and 1,203,636, with no remainder.

Since 1,203,636 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,203,636, 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).