Q: Is 1,251,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,251,840 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 1,251,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 128 160 163 192 240 256 320 326 384 480 489 512 640 652 768 815 960 978 1,280 1,304 1,536 1,630 1,920 1,956 2,445 2,560 2,608 3,260 3,840 3,912 4,890 5,216 6,520 7,680 7,824 9,780 10,432 13,040 15,648 19,560 20,864 26,080 31,296 39,120 41,728 52,160 62,592 78,240 83,456 104,320 125,184 156,480 208,640 250,368 312,960 417,280 625,920 and 1,251,840, with no remainder.

Since 1,251,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,251,840, 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).