Q: Is 1,274,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,274,280 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 1,274,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 37 40 41 42 56 60 70 74 82 84 105 111 120 123 140 148 164 168 185 205 210 222 246 259 280 287 296 328 370 410 420 444 492 518 555 574 615 740 777 820 840 861 888 984 1,036 1,110 1,148 1,230 1,295 1,435 1,480 1,517 1,554 1,640 1,722 2,072 2,220 2,296 2,460 2,590 2,870 3,034 3,108 3,444 3,885 4,305 4,440 4,551 4,920 5,180 5,740 6,068 6,216 6,888 7,585 7,770 8,610 9,102 10,360 10,619 11,480 12,136 15,170 15,540 17,220 18,204 21,238 22,755 30,340 31,080 31,857 34,440 36,408 42,476 45,510 53,095 60,680 63,714 84,952 91,020 106,190 127,428 159,285 182,040 212,380 254,856 318,570 424,760 637,140 and 1,274,280, with no remainder.

Since 1,274,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,274,280, 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).