Q: Is 1,423,842 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,423,842 is a composite number.

Why is 1,423,842 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 1,423,842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 29 42 49 58 87 98 147 167 174 203 294 334 406 501 609 1,002 1,169 1,218 1,421 2,338 2,842 3,507 4,263 4,843 7,014 8,183 8,526 9,686 14,529 16,366 24,549 29,058 33,901 49,098 67,802 101,703 203,406 237,307 474,614 711,921 and 1,423,842, with no remainder.

Since 1,423,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,423,842, it is a composite number.


More Examples

Number 1,423,8401,423,8411,423,8431,423,844
Composite? yesyesnoyes
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 1,423,842:


Ask a Question