Q: Is 1,252,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,252,560 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 1,252,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 30 34 40 48 51 60 68 80 85 102 120 136 170 204 240 255 272 307 340 408 510 614 680 816 921 1,020 1,228 1,360 1,535 1,842 2,040 2,456 3,070 3,684 4,080 4,605 4,912 5,219 6,140 7,368 9,210 10,438 12,280 14,736 15,657 18,420 20,876 24,560 26,095 31,314 36,840 41,752 52,190 62,628 73,680 78,285 83,504 104,380 125,256 156,570 208,760 250,512 313,140 417,520 626,280 and 1,252,560, with no remainder.

Since 1,252,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,252,560, 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).