Q: Is 1,112,220 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,112,220 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 1,112,220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 37 45 60 74 90 111 148 167 180 185 222 333 334 370 444 501 555 666 668 740 835 1,002 1,110 1,332 1,503 1,665 1,670 2,004 2,220 2,505 3,006 3,330 3,340 5,010 6,012 6,179 6,660 7,515 10,020 12,358 15,030 18,537 24,716 30,060 30,895 37,074 55,611 61,790 74,148 92,685 111,222 123,580 185,370 222,444 278,055 370,740 556,110 and 1,112,220, with no remainder.

Since 1,112,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,112,220, 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).