Q: Is 1,264,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,264,640 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 1,264,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 19 20 26 32 38 40 52 64 65 76 80 95 104 128 130 152 160 190 208 247 256 260 304 320 380 416 494 512 520 608 640 760 832 988 1,024 1,040 1,216 1,235 1,280 1,520 1,664 1,976 2,080 2,432 2,470 2,560 3,040 3,328 3,952 4,160 4,864 4,940 5,120 6,080 6,656 7,904 8,320 9,728 9,880 12,160 13,312 15,808 16,640 19,456 19,760 24,320 31,616 33,280 39,520 48,640 63,232 66,560 79,040 97,280 126,464 158,080 252,928 316,160 632,320 and 1,264,640, with no remainder.

Since 1,264,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,264,640, 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).