Q: Is 1,201,020 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,201,020 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 1,201,020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 37 60 74 111 148 185 222 370 444 541 555 740 1,082 1,110 1,623 2,164 2,220 2,705 3,246 5,410 6,492 8,115 10,820 16,230 20,017 32,460 40,034 60,051 80,068 100,085 120,102 200,170 240,204 300,255 400,340 600,510 and 1,201,020, with no remainder.

Since 1,201,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,201,020, 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).