Q: Is 1,275,660 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,275,660 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 1,275,660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 30 36 38 45 57 60 76 90 95 114 171 180 190 228 285 342 373 380 570 684 746 855 1,119 1,140 1,492 1,710 1,865 2,238 3,357 3,420 3,730 4,476 5,595 6,714 7,087 7,460 11,190 13,428 14,174 16,785 21,261 22,380 28,348 33,570 35,435 42,522 63,783 67,140 70,870 85,044 106,305 127,566 141,740 212,610 255,132 318,915 425,220 637,830 and 1,275,660, with no remainder.

Since 1,275,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,275,660, 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).