Q: Is 714,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 714,420 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 714,420 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 49 54 60 63 70 81 84 90 98 105 108 126 135 140 147 162 180 189 196 210 243 245 252 270 294 315 324 378 405 420 441 486 490 540 567 588 630 729 735 756 810 882 945 972 980 1,134 1,215 1,260 1,323 1,458 1,470 1,620 1,701 1,764 1,890 2,205 2,268 2,430 2,646 2,835 2,916 2,940 3,402 3,645 3,780 3,969 4,410 4,860 5,103 5,292 5,670 6,615 6,804 7,290 7,938 8,505 8,820 10,206 11,340 11,907 13,230 14,580 15,876 17,010 19,845 20,412 23,814 25,515 26,460 34,020 35,721 39,690 47,628 51,030 59,535 71,442 79,380 102,060 119,070 142,884 178,605 238,140 357,210 and 714,420, with no remainder.

Since 714,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 714,420, 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).