Q: Is 1,254,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,254,880 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 1,254,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 23 31 32 40 44 46 55 62 80 88 92 110 115 124 155 160 176 184 220 230 248 253 310 341 352 368 440 460 496 506 620 682 713 736 880 920 992 1,012 1,240 1,265 1,364 1,426 1,705 1,760 1,840 2,024 2,480 2,530 2,728 2,852 3,410 3,565 3,680 4,048 4,960 5,060 5,456 5,704 6,820 7,130 7,843 8,096 10,120 10,912 11,408 13,640 14,260 15,686 20,240 22,816 27,280 28,520 31,372 39,215 40,480 54,560 57,040 62,744 78,430 114,080 125,488 156,860 250,976 313,720 627,440 and 1,254,880, with no remainder.

Since 1,254,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,254,880, 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).