Q: Is 1,412,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,412,700 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 1,412,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 25 30 34 50 51 60 68 75 85 100 102 150 170 204 255 277 300 340 425 510 554 831 850 1,020 1,108 1,275 1,385 1,662 1,700 2,550 2,770 3,324 4,155 4,709 5,100 5,540 6,925 8,310 9,418 13,850 14,127 16,620 18,836 20,775 23,545 27,700 28,254 41,550 47,090 56,508 70,635 83,100 94,180 117,725 141,270 235,450 282,540 353,175 470,900 706,350 and 1,412,700, with no remainder.

Since 1,412,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,412,700, 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).