Q: Is 1,227,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,227,060 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 1,227,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 30 34 36 45 51 60 68 85 90 102 153 170 180 204 255 306 340 401 510 612 765 802 1,020 1,203 1,530 1,604 2,005 2,406 3,060 3,609 4,010 4,812 6,015 6,817 7,218 8,020 12,030 13,634 14,436 18,045 20,451 24,060 27,268 34,085 36,090 40,902 61,353 68,170 72,180 81,804 102,255 122,706 136,340 204,510 245,412 306,765 409,020 613,530 and 1,227,060, with no remainder.

Since 1,227,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,227,060, 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).