Q: Is 1,430,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,430,600 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 1,430,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 23 25 40 46 50 92 100 115 184 200 230 311 460 575 622 920 1,150 1,244 1,555 2,300 2,488 3,110 4,600 6,220 7,153 7,775 12,440 14,306 15,550 28,612 31,100 35,765 57,224 62,200 71,530 143,060 178,825 286,120 357,650 715,300 and 1,430,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,430,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,430,600, 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).