Q: Is 1,286,080 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,286,080 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 1,286,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 160 320 4,019 8,038 16,076 20,095 32,152 40,190 64,304 80,380 128,608 160,760 257,216 321,520 643,040 and 1,286,080, with no remainder.

Since 1,286,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,286,080, 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).