Q: Is 1,429,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,429,740 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 1,429,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 26 30 36 39 45 47 52 60 65 78 90 94 117 130 141 156 169 180 188 195 234 235 260 282 338 390 423 468 470 507 564 585 611 676 705 780 845 846 940 1,014 1,170 1,222 1,410 1,521 1,690 1,692 1,833 2,028 2,115 2,340 2,444 2,535 2,820 3,042 3,055 3,380 3,666 4,230 5,070 5,499 6,084 6,110 7,332 7,605 7,943 8,460 9,165 10,140 10,998 12,220 15,210 15,886 18,330 21,996 23,829 27,495 30,420 31,772 36,660 39,715 47,658 54,990 71,487 79,430 95,316 109,980 119,145 142,974 158,860 238,290 285,948 357,435 476,580 714,870 and 1,429,740, with no remainder.

Since 1,429,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,429,740, 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).