Q: Is 1,346,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,346,280 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 1,346,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 26 30 39 40 52 60 65 78 104 120 130 156 195 260 312 390 520 780 863 1,560 1,726 2,589 3,452 4,315 5,178 6,904 8,630 10,356 11,219 12,945 17,260 20,712 22,438 25,890 33,657 34,520 44,876 51,780 56,095 67,314 89,752 103,560 112,190 134,628 168,285 224,380 269,256 336,570 448,760 673,140 and 1,346,280, with no remainder.

Since 1,346,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,346,280, 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).