Q: Is 1,260,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,260,960 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 1,260,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 37 40 48 60 71 74 80 96 111 120 142 148 160 185 213 222 240 284 296 355 370 426 444 480 555 568 592 710 740 852 888 1,065 1,110 1,136 1,184 1,420 1,480 1,704 1,776 2,130 2,220 2,272 2,627 2,840 2,960 3,408 3,552 4,260 4,440 5,254 5,680 5,920 6,816 7,881 8,520 8,880 10,508 11,360 13,135 15,762 17,040 17,760 21,016 26,270 31,524 34,080 39,405 42,032 52,540 63,048 78,810 84,064 105,080 126,096 157,620 210,160 252,192 315,240 420,320 630,480 and 1,260,960, with no remainder.

Since 1,260,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,260,960, 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).