Q: Is 1,429,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,429,120 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 1,429,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 16 20 22 28 29 32 35 40 44 55 56 58 64 70 77 80 88 110 112 116 128 140 145 154 160 176 203 220 224 232 280 290 308 319 320 352 385 406 440 448 464 560 580 616 638 640 704 770 812 880 896 928 1,015 1,120 1,160 1,232 1,276 1,408 1,540 1,595 1,624 1,760 1,856 2,030 2,233 2,240 2,320 2,464 2,552 3,080 3,190 3,248 3,520 3,712 4,060 4,466 4,480 4,640 4,928 5,104 6,160 6,380 6,496 7,040 8,120 8,932 9,280 9,856 10,208 11,165 12,320 12,760 12,992 16,240 17,864 18,560 20,416 22,330 24,640 25,520 25,984 32,480 35,728 40,832 44,660 49,280 51,040 64,960 71,456 89,320 102,080 129,920 142,912 178,640 204,160 285,824 357,280 714,560 and 1,429,120, with no remainder.

Since 1,429,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,429,120, 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).