Q: Is 10,462,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 10,462,400 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 10,462,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 32 40 50 52 64 65 80 100 104 130 160 200 208 260 320 325 400 416 503 520 650 800 832 1,006 1,040 1,300 1,600 2,012 2,080 2,515 2,600 4,024 4,160 5,030 5,200 6,539 8,048 10,060 10,400 12,575 13,078 16,096 20,120 20,800 25,150 26,156 32,192 32,695 40,240 50,300 52,312 65,390 80,480 100,600 104,624 130,780 160,960 163,475 201,200 209,248 261,560 326,950 402,400 418,496 523,120 653,900 804,800 1,046,240 1,307,800 2,092,480 2,615,600 5,231,200 and 10,462,400, with no remainder.

Since 10,462,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,462,400, 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).