Q: Is 1,202,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,202,300 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 1,202,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 44 50 55 100 110 220 275 550 1,093 1,100 2,186 4,372 5,465 10,930 12,023 21,860 24,046 27,325 48,092 54,650 60,115 109,300 120,230 240,460 300,575 601,150 and 1,202,300, with no remainder.

Since 1,202,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,202,300, 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).