Q: Is 1,299,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,299,060 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 1,299,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 28 30 35 36 42 45 60 63 70 84 90 105 126 140 180 210 252 315 420 630 1,031 1,260 2,062 3,093 4,124 5,155 6,186 7,217 9,279 10,310 12,372 14,434 15,465 18,558 20,620 21,651 28,868 30,930 36,085 37,116 43,302 46,395 61,860 64,953 72,170 86,604 92,790 108,255 129,906 144,340 185,580 216,510 259,812 324,765 433,020 649,530 and 1,299,060, with no remainder.

Since 1,299,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,299,060, 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).