Q: Is 1,281,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,281,280 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 1,281,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 13 14 16 20 22 26 28 32 35 40 44 52 55 56 64 65 70 77 80 88 91 104 110 112 128 130 140 143 154 160 176 182 208 220 224 256 260 280 286 308 320 352 364 385 416 440 448 455 520 560 572 616 640 704 715 728 770 832 880 896 910 1,001 1,040 1,120 1,144 1,232 1,280 1,408 1,430 1,456 1,540 1,664 1,760 1,792 1,820 2,002 2,080 2,240 2,288 2,464 2,816 2,860 2,912 3,080 3,328 3,520 3,640 4,004 4,160 4,480 4,576 4,928 5,005 5,720 5,824 6,160 7,040 7,280 8,008 8,320 8,960 9,152 9,856 10,010 11,440 11,648 12,320 14,080 14,560 16,016 16,640 18,304 19,712 20,020 22,880 23,296 24,640 29,120 32,032 36,608 40,040 45,760 49,280 58,240 64,064 80,080 91,520 98,560 116,480 128,128 160,160 183,040 256,256 320,320 640,640 and 1,281,280, with no remainder.

Since 1,281,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,281,280, 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).