Q: Is 1,276,080 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,276,080 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 1,276,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 39 40 48 52 60 65 78 80 104 120 130 156 195 208 240 260 312 390 409 520 624 780 818 1,040 1,227 1,560 1,636 2,045 2,454 3,120 3,272 4,090 4,908 5,317 6,135 6,544 8,180 9,816 10,634 12,270 15,951 16,360 19,632 21,268 24,540 26,585 31,902 32,720 42,536 49,080 53,170 63,804 79,755 85,072 98,160 106,340 127,608 159,510 212,680 255,216 319,020 425,360 638,040 and 1,276,080, with no remainder.

Since 1,276,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,276,080, 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).