Q: Is 1,396,710 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,396,710 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 1,396,710 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 27 30 35 42 45 54 63 70 90 105 126 135 189 210 270 315 378 630 739 945 1,478 1,890 2,217 3,695 4,434 5,173 6,651 7,390 10,346 11,085 13,302 15,519 19,953 22,170 25,865 31,038 33,255 39,906 46,557 51,730 66,510 77,595 93,114 99,765 139,671 155,190 199,530 232,785 279,342 465,570 698,355 and 1,396,710, with no remainder.

Since 1,396,710 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,396,710, 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).