Q: Is 1,233,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,233,960 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 1,233,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 20 21 24 26 28 30 35 39 40 42 52 56 60 65 70 78 84 91 104 105 113 120 130 140 156 168 182 195 210 226 260 273 280 312 339 364 390 420 452 455 520 546 565 678 728 780 791 840 904 910 1,092 1,130 1,356 1,365 1,469 1,560 1,582 1,695 1,820 2,184 2,260 2,373 2,712 2,730 2,938 3,164 3,390 3,640 3,955 4,407 4,520 4,746 5,460 5,876 6,328 6,780 7,345 7,910 8,814 9,492 10,283 10,920 11,752 11,865 13,560 14,690 15,820 17,628 18,984 20,566 22,035 23,730 29,380 30,849 31,640 35,256 41,132 44,070 47,460 51,415 58,760 61,698 82,264 88,140 94,920 102,830 123,396 154,245 176,280 205,660 246,792 308,490 411,320 616,980 and 1,233,960, with no remainder.

Since 1,233,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,233,960, 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).