Q: Is 422,730 a Composite Number?

Why is 422,730 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 422,730 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 11 14 15 18 21 22 30 33 35 42 45 55 61 63 66 70 77 90 99 105 110 122 126 154 165 183 198 210 231 305 315 330 366 385 427 462 495 549 610 630 671 693 770 854 915 990 1,098 1,155 1,281 1,342 1,386 1,830 2,013 2,135 2,310 2,562 2,745 3,355 3,465 3,843 4,026 4,270 4,697 5,490 6,039 6,405 6,710 6,930 7,686 9,394 10,065 12,078 12,810 14,091 19,215 20,130 23,485 28,182 30,195 38,430 42,273 46,970 60,390 70,455 84,546 140,910 211,365 and 422,730, with no remainder.

Since 422,730 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,730, 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).