Q: Is 1,263,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,263,120 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 1,263,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 19 20 24 30 38 40 48 57 60 76 80 95 114 120 152 190 228 240 277 285 304 380 456 554 570 760 831 912 1,108 1,140 1,385 1,520 1,662 2,216 2,280 2,770 3,324 4,155 4,432 4,560 5,263 5,540 6,648 8,310 10,526 11,080 13,296 15,789 16,620 21,052 22,160 26,315 31,578 33,240 42,104 52,630 63,156 66,480 78,945 84,208 105,260 126,312 157,890 210,520 252,624 315,780 421,040 631,560 and 1,263,120, with no remainder.

Since 1,263,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,263,120, 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).