Q: Is 1,417,290 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,417,290 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 1,417,290 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 17 21 30 34 35 42 51 70 85 102 105 119 170 210 238 255 357 397 510 595 714 794 1,190 1,191 1,785 1,985 2,382 2,779 3,570 3,970 5,558 5,955 6,749 8,337 11,910 13,498 13,895 16,674 20,247 27,790 33,745 40,494 41,685 47,243 67,490 83,370 94,486 101,235 141,729 202,470 236,215 283,458 472,430 708,645 and 1,417,290, with no remainder.

Since 1,417,290 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,417,290, 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).