Q: Is 1,259,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,259,040 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 1,259,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 43 48 60 61 80 86 96 120 122 129 160 172 183 215 240 244 258 305 344 366 430 480 488 516 610 645 688 732 860 915 976 1,032 1,220 1,290 1,376 1,464 1,720 1,830 1,952 2,064 2,440 2,580 2,623 2,928 3,440 3,660 4,128 4,880 5,160 5,246 5,856 6,880 7,320 7,869 9,760 10,320 10,492 13,115 14,640 15,738 20,640 20,984 26,230 29,280 31,476 39,345 41,968 52,460 62,952 78,690 83,936 104,920 125,904 157,380 209,840 251,808 314,760 419,680 629,520 and 1,259,040, with no remainder.

Since 1,259,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,259,040, 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).