Q: Is 1,273,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,273,320 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 1,273,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 81 90 108 120 131 135 162 180 216 243 262 270 324 360 393 405 486 524 540 648 655 786 810 972 1,048 1,080 1,179 1,215 1,310 1,572 1,620 1,944 1,965 2,358 2,430 2,620 3,144 3,240 3,537 3,930 4,716 4,860 5,240 5,895 7,074 7,860 9,432 9,720 10,611 11,790 14,148 15,720 17,685 21,222 23,580 28,296 31,833 35,370 42,444 47,160 53,055 63,666 70,740 84,888 106,110 127,332 141,480 159,165 212,220 254,664 318,330 424,440 636,660 and 1,273,320, with no remainder.

Since 1,273,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,273,320, 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).