Q: Is 1,431,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,431,720 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 1,431,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 40 41 45 60 72 82 90 97 120 123 164 180 194 205 246 291 328 360 369 388 410 485 492 582 615 738 776 820 873 970 984 1,164 1,230 1,455 1,476 1,640 1,746 1,845 1,940 2,328 2,460 2,910 2,952 3,492 3,690 3,880 3,977 4,365 4,920 5,820 6,984 7,380 7,954 8,730 11,640 11,931 14,760 15,908 17,460 19,885 23,862 31,816 34,920 35,793 39,770 47,724 59,655 71,586 79,540 95,448 119,310 143,172 159,080 178,965 238,620 286,344 357,930 477,240 715,860 and 1,431,720, with no remainder.

Since 1,431,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,431,720, 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).