Q: Is 1,430,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,430,460 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 1,430,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 81 90 108 135 162 180 270 324 405 540 810 883 1,620 1,766 2,649 3,532 4,415 5,298 7,947 8,830 10,596 13,245 15,894 17,660 23,841 26,490 31,788 39,735 47,682 52,980 71,523 79,470 95,364 119,205 143,046 158,940 238,410 286,092 357,615 476,820 715,230 and 1,430,460, with no remainder.

Since 1,430,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,430,460, 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).