Q: Is 1,206,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,206,720 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 1,206,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 192 240 288 320 360 419 480 576 720 838 960 1,257 1,440 1,676 2,095 2,514 2,880 3,352 3,771 4,190 5,028 6,285 6,704 7,542 8,380 10,056 12,570 13,408 15,084 16,760 18,855 20,112 25,140 26,816 30,168 33,520 37,710 40,224 50,280 60,336 67,040 75,420 80,448 100,560 120,672 134,080 150,840 201,120 241,344 301,680 402,240 603,360 and 1,206,720, with no remainder.

Since 1,206,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,206,720, 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).