Q: Is 1,420,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,420,900 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 1,420,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 50 52 65 100 130 260 325 650 1,093 1,300 2,186 4,372 5,465 10,930 14,209 21,860 27,325 28,418 54,650 56,836 71,045 109,300 142,090 284,180 355,225 710,450 and 1,420,900, with no remainder.

Since 1,420,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,420,900, 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).