Q: Is 1,414,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,414,000 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 1,414,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 101 112 125 140 175 200 202 250 280 350 400 404 500 505 560 700 707 808 875 1,000 1,010 1,400 1,414 1,616 1,750 2,000 2,020 2,525 2,800 2,828 3,500 3,535 4,040 5,050 5,656 7,000 7,070 8,080 10,100 11,312 12,625 14,000 14,140 17,675 20,200 25,250 28,280 35,350 40,400 50,500 56,560 70,700 88,375 101,000 141,400 176,750 202,000 282,800 353,500 707,000 and 1,414,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,414,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,414,000, 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).