Q: Is 1,409,980 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,409,980 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 1,409,980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 13 17 20 22 26 29 34 44 52 55 58 65 68 85 110 116 130 143 145 170 187 220 221 260 286 290 319 340 374 377 442 493 572 580 638 715 748 754 884 935 986 1,105 1,276 1,430 1,508 1,595 1,870 1,885 1,972 2,210 2,431 2,465 2,860 3,190 3,740 3,770 4,147 4,420 4,862 4,930 5,423 6,380 6,409 7,540 8,294 9,724 9,860 10,846 12,155 12,818 16,588 20,735 21,692 24,310 25,636 27,115 32,045 41,470 48,620 54,230 64,090 70,499 82,940 108,460 128,180 140,998 281,996 352,495 704,990 and 1,409,980, with no remainder.

Since 1,409,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,409,980, 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).