Q: Is 1,423,170 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,423,170 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 1,423,170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 27 30 35 42 45 54 63 70 81 90 105 126 135 162 189 210 251 270 315 378 405 502 567 630 753 810 945 1,134 1,255 1,506 1,757 1,890 2,259 2,510 2,835 3,514 3,765 4,518 5,271 5,670 6,777 7,530 8,785 10,542 11,295 13,554 15,813 17,570 20,331 22,590 26,355 31,626 33,885 40,662 47,439 52,710 67,770 79,065 94,878 101,655 142,317 158,130 203,310 237,195 284,634 474,390 711,585 and 1,423,170, with no remainder.

Since 1,423,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,423,170, 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).