Q: Is 127,260 a Composite Number?

Why is 127,260 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 127,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 28 30 35 36 42 45 60 63 70 84 90 101 105 126 140 180 202 210 252 303 315 404 420 505 606 630 707 909 1,010 1,212 1,260 1,414 1,515 1,818 2,020 2,121 2,828 3,030 3,535 3,636 4,242 4,545 6,060 6,363 7,070 8,484 9,090 10,605 12,726 14,140 18,180 21,210 25,452 31,815 42,420 63,630 and 127,260, with no remainder.

Since 127,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 127,260, 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).