Q: Is 1,257,260 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,257,260 is a composite number.

Why is 1,257,260 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 1,257,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 37 74 148 185 370 740 1,699 3,398 6,796 8,495 16,990 33,980 62,863 125,726 251,452 314,315 628,630 and 1,257,260, with no remainder.

Since 1,257,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,257,260, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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