Q: Is 1,430,052 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,430,052 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 1,430,052 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 78 89 103 156 178 206 267 309 356 412 534 618 1,068 1,157 1,236 1,339 2,314 2,678 3,471 4,017 4,628 5,356 6,942 8,034 9,167 13,884 16,068 18,334 27,501 36,668 55,002 110,004 119,171 238,342 357,513 476,684 715,026 and 1,430,052, with no remainder.

Since 1,430,052 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,430,052, 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).