Q: Is 426,714,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 426,714,000 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 426,714,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 125 150 200 240 250 300 375 400 500 600 750 1,000 1,200 1,500 2,000 3,000 6,000 71,119 142,238 213,357 284,476 355,595 426,714 568,952 711,190 853,428 1,066,785 1,137,904 1,422,380 1,706,856 1,777,975 2,133,570 2,844,760 3,413,712 3,555,950 4,267,140 5,333,925 5,689,520 7,111,900 8,534,280 8,889,875 10,667,850 14,223,800 17,068,560 17,779,750 21,335,700 26,669,625 28,447,600 35,559,500 42,671,400 53,339,250 71,119,000 85,342,800 106,678,500 142,238,000 213,357,000 and 426,714,000, with no remainder.

Since 426,714,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 426,714,000, 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).