Q: Is 1,206,660 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,206,660 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 1,206,660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 13 14 15 17 20 21 26 28 30 34 35 39 42 51 52 60 65 68 70 78 84 85 91 102 105 119 130 140 156 169 170 182 195 204 210 221 238 255 260 273 338 340 357 364 390 420 442 455 476 507 510 546 595 663 676 714 780 845 884 910 1,014 1,020 1,092 1,105 1,183 1,190 1,326 1,365 1,428 1,547 1,690 1,785 1,820 2,028 2,210 2,366 2,380 2,535 2,652 2,730 2,873 3,094 3,315 3,380 3,549 3,570 4,420 4,641 4,732 5,070 5,460 5,746 5,915 6,188 6,630 7,098 7,140 7,735 8,619 9,282 10,140 11,492 11,830 13,260 14,196 14,365 15,470 17,238 17,745 18,564 20,111 23,205 23,660 28,730 30,940 34,476 35,490 40,222 43,095 46,410 57,460 60,333 70,980 80,444 86,190 92,820 100,555 120,666 172,380 201,110 241,332 301,665 402,220 603,330 and 1,206,660, with no remainder.

Since 1,206,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,206,660, 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).