Q: Is 1,270,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,270,320 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 1,270,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 67 79 80 120 134 158 201 237 240 268 316 335 395 402 474 536 632 670 790 804 948 1,005 1,072 1,185 1,264 1,340 1,580 1,608 1,896 2,010 2,370 2,680 3,160 3,216 3,792 4,020 4,740 5,293 5,360 6,320 8,040 9,480 10,586 15,879 16,080 18,960 21,172 26,465 31,758 42,344 52,930 63,516 79,395 84,688 105,860 127,032 158,790 211,720 254,064 317,580 423,440 635,160 and 1,270,320, with no remainder.

Since 1,270,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,270,320, 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).