Q: Is 1,425,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,425,240 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 1,425,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 37 40 45 60 72 74 90 107 111 120 148 180 185 214 222 296 321 333 360 370 428 444 535 555 642 666 740 856 888 963 1,070 1,110 1,284 1,332 1,480 1,605 1,665 1,926 2,140 2,220 2,568 2,664 3,210 3,330 3,852 3,959 4,280 4,440 4,815 6,420 6,660 7,704 7,918 9,630 11,877 12,840 13,320 15,836 19,260 19,795 23,754 31,672 35,631 38,520 39,590 47,508 59,385 71,262 79,180 95,016 118,770 142,524 158,360 178,155 237,540 285,048 356,310 475,080 712,620 and 1,425,240, with no remainder.

Since 1,425,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,425,240, 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).