Q: Is 1,442,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,442,000 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 1,442,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 103 112 125 140 175 200 206 250 280 350 400 412 500 515 560 700 721 824 875 1,000 1,030 1,400 1,442 1,648 1,750 2,000 2,060 2,575 2,800 2,884 3,500 3,605 4,120 5,150 5,768 7,000 7,210 8,240 10,300 11,536 12,875 14,000 14,420 18,025 20,600 25,750 28,840 36,050 41,200 51,500 57,680 72,100 90,125 103,000 144,200 180,250 206,000 288,400 360,500 721,000 and 1,442,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,442,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,442,000, 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).