Q: Is 1,427,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,427,400 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 1,427,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 24 25 26 30 36 39 40 45 50 52 60 61 65 72 75 78 90 100 104 117 120 122 130 150 156 180 183 195 200 225 234 244 260 300 305 312 325 360 366 390 450 468 488 520 549 585 600 610 650 732 780 793 900 915 936 975 1,098 1,170 1,220 1,300 1,464 1,525 1,560 1,586 1,800 1,830 1,950 2,196 2,340 2,379 2,440 2,600 2,745 2,925 3,050 3,172 3,660 3,900 3,965 4,392 4,575 4,680 4,758 5,490 5,850 6,100 6,344 7,137 7,320 7,800 7,930 9,150 9,516 10,980 11,700 11,895 12,200 13,725 14,274 15,860 18,300 19,032 19,825 21,960 23,400 23,790 27,450 28,548 31,720 35,685 36,600 39,650 47,580 54,900 57,096 59,475 71,370 79,300 95,160 109,800 118,950 142,740 158,600 178,425 237,900 285,480 356,850 475,800 713,700 and 1,427,400, with no remainder.

Since 1,427,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,427,400, 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).