Q: Is 1,272,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,272,060 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 1,272,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 37 45 60 74 90 111 148 180 185 191 222 333 370 382 444 555 573 666 740 764 955 1,110 1,146 1,332 1,665 1,719 1,910 2,220 2,292 2,865 3,330 3,438 3,820 5,730 6,660 6,876 7,067 8,595 11,460 14,134 17,190 21,201 28,268 34,380 35,335 42,402 63,603 70,670 84,804 106,005 127,206 141,340 212,010 254,412 318,015 424,020 636,030 and 1,272,060, with no remainder.

Since 1,272,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,272,060, 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).