Q: Is 1,205,204 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,205,204 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 1,205,204 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 11 13 14 22 26 28 43 44 49 52 77 86 91 98 143 154 172 182 196 286 301 308 364 473 539 559 572 602 637 946 1,001 1,078 1,118 1,204 1,274 1,892 2,002 2,107 2,156 2,236 2,548 3,311 3,913 4,004 4,214 6,149 6,622 7,007 7,826 8,428 12,298 13,244 14,014 15,652 23,177 24,596 27,391 28,028 43,043 46,354 54,782 86,086 92,708 109,564 172,172 301,301 602,602 and 1,205,204, with no remainder.

Since 1,205,204 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,205,204, 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).