Q: Is 1,264,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,264,920 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 1,264,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 83 120 127 166 249 254 332 381 415 498 508 635 664 762 830 996 1,016 1,245 1,270 1,524 1,660 1,905 1,992 2,490 2,540 3,048 3,320 3,810 4,980 5,080 7,620 9,960 10,541 15,240 21,082 31,623 42,164 52,705 63,246 84,328 105,410 126,492 158,115 210,820 252,984 316,230 421,640 632,460 and 1,264,920, with no remainder.

Since 1,264,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,264,920, 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).