Q: Is 1,409,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,409,700 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 1,409,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 37 50 60 74 75 100 111 127 148 150 185 222 254 300 370 381 444 508 555 635 740 762 925 1,110 1,270 1,524 1,850 1,905 2,220 2,540 2,775 3,175 3,700 3,810 4,699 5,550 6,350 7,620 9,398 9,525 11,100 12,700 14,097 18,796 19,050 23,495 28,194 38,100 46,990 56,388 70,485 93,980 117,475 140,970 234,950 281,940 352,425 469,900 704,850 and 1,409,700, with no remainder.

Since 1,409,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,409,700, 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).