Q: Is 1,278,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,278,960 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 1,278,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 73 80 120 146 219 240 292 365 438 584 730 876 1,095 1,168 1,460 1,752 2,190 2,920 3,504 4,380 5,329 5,840 8,760 10,658 15,987 17,520 21,316 26,645 31,974 42,632 53,290 63,948 79,935 85,264 106,580 127,896 159,870 213,160 255,792 319,740 426,320 639,480 and 1,278,960, with no remainder.

Since 1,278,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,278,960, 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).