Q: Is 1,203,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,203,960 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 1,203,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 79 120 127 158 237 254 316 381 395 474 508 632 635 762 790 948 1,016 1,185 1,270 1,524 1,580 1,896 1,905 2,370 2,540 3,048 3,160 3,810 4,740 5,080 7,620 9,480 10,033 15,240 20,066 30,099 40,132 50,165 60,198 80,264 100,330 120,396 150,495 200,660 240,792 300,990 401,320 601,980 and 1,203,960, with no remainder.

Since 1,203,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,203,960, 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).