Q: Is 1,220,436 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,220,436 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 1,220,436 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 29 36 42 58 63 84 87 116 126 167 174 203 252 261 334 348 406 501 522 609 668 812 1,002 1,044 1,169 1,218 1,503 1,827 2,004 2,338 2,436 3,006 3,507 3,654 4,676 4,843 6,012 7,014 7,308 9,686 10,521 14,028 14,529 19,372 21,042 29,058 33,901 42,084 43,587 58,116 67,802 87,174 101,703 135,604 174,348 203,406 305,109 406,812 610,218 and 1,220,436, with no remainder.

Since 1,220,436 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,220,436, 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).