Q: Is 1,261,620 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,261,620 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 1,261,620 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 43 45 60 86 90 129 163 172 180 215 258 326 387 430 489 516 645 652 774 815 860 978 1,290 1,467 1,548 1,630 1,935 1,956 2,445 2,580 2,934 3,260 3,870 4,890 5,868 7,009 7,335 7,740 9,780 14,018 14,670 21,027 28,036 29,340 35,045 42,054 63,081 70,090 84,108 105,135 126,162 140,180 210,270 252,324 315,405 420,540 630,810 and 1,261,620, with no remainder.

Since 1,261,620 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,261,620, 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).