Q: Is 1,268,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,268,880 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 1,268,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 30 34 40 48 51 60 68 80 85 102 120 136 170 204 240 255 272 311 340 408 510 622 680 816 933 1,020 1,244 1,360 1,555 1,866 2,040 2,488 3,110 3,732 4,080 4,665 4,976 5,287 6,220 7,464 9,330 10,574 12,440 14,928 15,861 18,660 21,148 24,880 26,435 31,722 37,320 42,296 52,870 63,444 74,640 79,305 84,592 105,740 126,888 158,610 211,480 253,776 317,220 422,960 634,440 and 1,268,880, with no remainder.

Since 1,268,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,268,880, 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).