Q: Is 1,266,660 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,266,660 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 1,266,660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 31 36 45 60 62 90 93 124 155 180 186 227 279 310 372 454 465 558 620 681 908 930 1,116 1,135 1,362 1,395 1,860 2,043 2,270 2,724 2,790 3,405 4,086 4,540 5,580 6,810 7,037 8,172 10,215 13,620 14,074 20,430 21,111 28,148 35,185 40,860 42,222 63,333 70,370 84,444 105,555 126,666 140,740 211,110 253,332 316,665 422,220 633,330 and 1,266,660, with no remainder.

Since 1,266,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,266,660, 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).