Q: Is 1,430,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,430,200 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 1,430,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 200 7,151 14,302 28,604 35,755 57,208 71,510 143,020 178,775 286,040 357,550 715,100 and 1,430,200, with no remainder.

Since 1,430,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,430,200, 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).