Q: Is 1,258,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,258,560 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 1,258,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 19 20 23 24 30 32 36 38 40 45 46 48 57 60 64 69 72 76 80 90 92 95 96 114 115 120 138 144 152 160 171 180 184 190 192 207 228 230 240 276 285 288 304 320 342 345 360 368 380 414 437 456 460 480 552 570 576 608 684 690 720 736 760 828 855 874 912 920 960 1,035 1,104 1,140 1,216 1,311 1,368 1,380 1,440 1,472 1,520 1,656 1,710 1,748 1,824 1,840 2,070 2,185 2,208 2,280 2,622 2,736 2,760 2,880 3,040 3,312 3,420 3,496 3,648 3,680 3,933 4,140 4,370 4,416 4,560 5,244 5,472 5,520 6,080 6,555 6,624 6,840 6,992 7,360 7,866 8,280 8,740 9,120 10,488 10,944 11,040 13,110 13,248 13,680 13,984 15,732 16,560 17,480 18,240 19,665 20,976 22,080 26,220 27,360 27,968 31,464 33,120 34,960 39,330 41,952 52,440 54,720 62,928 66,240 69,920 78,660 83,904 104,880 125,856 139,840 157,320 209,760 251,712 314,640 419,520 629,280 and 1,258,560, with no remainder.

Since 1,258,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,258,560, 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).