Q: Is 1,273,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,273,920 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 1,273,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 160 192 240 320 480 960 1,327 2,654 3,981 5,308 6,635 7,962 10,616 13,270 15,924 19,905 21,232 26,540 31,848 39,810 42,464 53,080 63,696 79,620 84,928 106,160 127,392 159,240 212,320 254,784 318,480 424,640 636,960 and 1,273,920, with no remainder.

Since 1,273,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,273,920, 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).