Q: Is 1,122,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,122,120 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 1,122,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 108 120 135 180 216 270 360 540 1,039 1,080 2,078 3,117 4,156 5,195 6,234 8,312 9,351 10,390 12,468 15,585 18,702 20,780 24,936 28,053 31,170 37,404 41,560 46,755 56,106 62,340 74,808 93,510 112,212 124,680 140,265 187,020 224,424 280,530 374,040 561,060 and 1,122,120, with no remainder.

Since 1,122,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,122,120, 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).