Q: Is 1,432,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,432,440 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 1,432,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 24 30 36 40 45 46 60 69 72 90 92 115 120 138 173 180 184 207 230 276 345 346 360 414 460 519 552 690 692 828 865 920 1,035 1,038 1,380 1,384 1,557 1,656 1,730 2,070 2,076 2,595 2,760 3,114 3,460 3,979 4,140 4,152 5,190 6,228 6,920 7,785 7,958 8,280 10,380 11,937 12,456 15,570 15,916 19,895 20,760 23,874 31,140 31,832 35,811 39,790 47,748 59,685 62,280 71,622 79,580 95,496 119,370 143,244 159,160 179,055 238,740 286,488 358,110 477,480 716,220 and 1,432,440, with no remainder.

Since 1,432,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,432,440, 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).