Q: Is 1,429,260 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,429,260 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 1,429,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 41 42 60 70 82 83 84 105 123 140 164 166 205 210 246 249 287 332 410 415 420 492 498 574 581 615 820 830 861 996 1,148 1,162 1,230 1,245 1,435 1,660 1,722 1,743 2,324 2,460 2,490 2,870 2,905 3,403 3,444 3,486 4,305 4,980 5,740 5,810 6,806 6,972 8,610 8,715 10,209 11,620 13,612 17,015 17,220 17,430 20,418 23,821 34,030 34,860 40,836 47,642 51,045 68,060 71,463 95,284 102,090 119,105 142,926 204,180 238,210 285,852 357,315 476,420 714,630 and 1,429,260, with no remainder.

Since 1,429,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,429,260, 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).