Q: Is 1,402,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,402,920 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 1,402,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 81 90 108 120 135 162 180 216 270 324 360 405 433 540 648 810 866 1,080 1,299 1,620 1,732 2,165 2,598 3,240 3,464 3,897 4,330 5,196 6,495 7,794 8,660 10,392 11,691 12,990 15,588 17,320 19,485 23,382 25,980 31,176 35,073 38,970 46,764 51,960 58,455 70,146 77,940 93,528 116,910 140,292 155,880 175,365 233,820 280,584 350,730 467,640 701,460 and 1,402,920, with no remainder.

Since 1,402,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,402,920, 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).