Q: Is 1,282,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,282,560 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 1,282,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 128 160 167 192 240 256 320 334 384 480 501 512 640 668 768 835 960 1,002 1,280 1,336 1,536 1,670 1,920 2,004 2,505 2,560 2,672 3,340 3,840 4,008 5,010 5,344 6,680 7,680 8,016 10,020 10,688 13,360 16,032 20,040 21,376 26,720 32,064 40,080 42,752 53,440 64,128 80,160 85,504 106,880 128,256 160,320 213,760 256,512 320,640 427,520 641,280 and 1,282,560, with no remainder.

Since 1,282,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,282,560, 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).