Q: Is 1,207,206 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,207,206 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 1,207,206 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 13 14 18 21 22 26 33 39 42 63 66 67 77 78 91 99 117 126 134 143 154 182 198 201 231 234 273 286 402 429 462 469 546 603 693 737 819 858 871 938 1,001 1,206 1,287 1,386 1,407 1,474 1,638 1,742 2,002 2,211 2,574 2,613 2,814 3,003 4,221 4,422 5,159 5,226 6,006 6,097 6,633 7,839 8,442 9,009 9,581 10,318 12,194 13,266 15,477 15,678 18,018 18,291 19,162 28,743 30,954 36,582 46,431 54,873 57,486 67,067 86,229 92,862 109,746 134,134 172,458 201,201 402,402 603,603 and 1,207,206, with no remainder.

Since 1,207,206 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,207,206, 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).