Q: Is 1,261,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,261,960 is a composite number.

Why is 1,261,960 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 1,261,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 4,507 9,014 18,028 22,535 31,549 36,056 45,070 63,098 90,140 126,196 157,745 180,280 252,392 315,490 630,980 and 1,261,960, with no remainder.

Since 1,261,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,261,960, 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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