Q: Is 1,277,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,277,040 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 1,277,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 30 34 40 48 51 60 68 80 85 102 120 136 170 204 240 255 272 313 340 408 510 626 680 816 939 1,020 1,252 1,360 1,565 1,878 2,040 2,504 3,130 3,756 4,080 4,695 5,008 5,321 6,260 7,512 9,390 10,642 12,520 15,024 15,963 18,780 21,284 25,040 26,605 31,926 37,560 42,568 53,210 63,852 75,120 79,815 85,136 106,420 127,704 159,630 212,840 255,408 319,260 425,680 638,520 and 1,277,040, with no remainder.

Since 1,277,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,277,040, 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).