Q: Is 1,202,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,202,280 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 1,202,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 43 60 86 120 129 172 215 233 258 344 430 466 516 645 699 860 932 1,032 1,165 1,290 1,398 1,720 1,864 2,330 2,580 2,796 3,495 4,660 5,160 5,592 6,990 9,320 10,019 13,980 20,038 27,960 30,057 40,076 50,095 60,114 80,152 100,190 120,228 150,285 200,380 240,456 300,570 400,760 601,140 and 1,202,280, with no remainder.

Since 1,202,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,202,280, 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).