Q: Is 262,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 262,400 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 262,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 41 50 64 80 82 100 128 160 164 200 205 256 320 328 400 410 640 656 800 820 1,025 1,280 1,312 1,600 1,640 2,050 2,624 3,200 3,280 4,100 5,248 6,400 6,560 8,200 10,496 13,120 16,400 26,240 32,800 52,480 65,600 131,200 and 262,400, with no remainder.

Since 262,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,400, 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).