Q: Is 1,224,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,224,120 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 1,224,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 101 120 202 303 404 505 606 808 1,010 1,212 1,515 2,020 2,424 3,030 4,040 6,060 10,201 12,120 20,402 30,603 40,804 51,005 61,206 81,608 102,010 122,412 153,015 204,020 244,824 306,030 408,040 612,060 and 1,224,120, with no remainder.

Since 1,224,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,224,120, 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).