Q: Is 1,431,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,431,000 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 1,431,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 27 30 36 40 45 50 53 54 60 72 75 90 100 106 108 120 125 135 150 159 180 200 212 216 225 250 265 270 300 318 360 375 424 450 477 500 530 540 600 636 675 750 795 900 954 1,000 1,060 1,080 1,125 1,272 1,325 1,350 1,431 1,500 1,590 1,800 1,908 2,120 2,250 2,385 2,650 2,700 2,862 3,000 3,180 3,375 3,816 3,975 4,500 4,770 5,300 5,400 5,724 6,360 6,625 6,750 7,155 7,950 9,000 9,540 10,600 11,448 11,925 13,250 13,500 14,310 15,900 19,080 19,875 23,850 26,500 27,000 28,620 31,800 35,775 39,750 47,700 53,000 57,240 59,625 71,550 79,500 95,400 119,250 143,100 159,000 178,875 238,500 286,200 357,750 477,000 715,500 and 1,431,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,431,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,431,000, 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).