Q: Is 1,409,130 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,409,130 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 1,409,130 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 27 30 34 45 51 54 85 90 102 135 153 170 255 270 306 307 459 510 614 765 918 921 1,530 1,535 1,842 2,295 2,763 3,070 4,590 4,605 5,219 5,526 8,289 9,210 10,438 13,815 15,657 16,578 26,095 27,630 31,314 41,445 46,971 52,190 78,285 82,890 93,942 140,913 156,570 234,855 281,826 469,710 704,565 and 1,409,130, with no remainder.

Since 1,409,130 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,409,130, 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).