Q: Is 1,420,902 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,420,902 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 1,420,902 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 49 54 63 81 98 126 147 162 179 189 294 358 378 441 537 567 882 1,074 1,134 1,253 1,323 1,611 2,506 2,646 3,222 3,759 3,969 4,833 7,518 7,938 8,771 9,666 11,277 14,499 17,542 22,554 26,313 28,998 33,831 52,626 67,662 78,939 101,493 157,878 202,986 236,817 473,634 710,451 and 1,420,902, with no remainder.

Since 1,420,902 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,420,902, 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).