Q: Is 1,414,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,414,700 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 1,414,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 43 47 50 70 86 94 100 140 172 175 188 215 235 301 329 350 430 470 602 658 700 860 940 1,075 1,175 1,204 1,316 1,505 1,645 2,021 2,150 2,350 3,010 3,290 4,042 4,300 4,700 6,020 6,580 7,525 8,084 8,225 10,105 14,147 15,050 16,450 20,210 28,294 30,100 32,900 40,420 50,525 56,588 70,735 101,050 141,470 202,100 282,940 353,675 707,350 and 1,414,700, with no remainder.

Since 1,414,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,414,700, 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).