Q: Is 427,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 427,140 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 427,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 54 60 63 70 84 90 105 108 113 126 135 140 180 189 210 226 252 270 315 339 378 420 452 540 565 630 678 756 791 945 1,017 1,130 1,260 1,356 1,582 1,695 1,890 2,034 2,260 2,373 3,051 3,164 3,390 3,780 3,955 4,068 4,746 5,085 6,102 6,780 7,119 7,910 9,492 10,170 11,865 12,204 14,238 15,255 15,820 20,340 21,357 23,730 28,476 30,510 35,595 42,714 47,460 61,020 71,190 85,428 106,785 142,380 213,570 and 427,140, with no remainder.

Since 427,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,140, 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).