Q: Is 1,277,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,277,960 is a composite number.

Why is 1,277,960 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 1,277,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 43 86 172 215 344 430 743 860 1,486 1,720 2,972 3,715 5,944 7,430 14,860 29,720 31,949 63,898 127,796 159,745 255,592 319,490 638,980 and 1,277,960, with no remainder.

Since 1,277,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,277,960, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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