Q: Is 401,204,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 401,204,600 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 401,204,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 181 200 362 724 905 1,448 1,810 3,620 4,525 7,240 9,050 11,083 18,100 22,166 36,200 44,332 55,415 88,664 110,830 221,660 277,075 443,320 554,150 1,108,300 2,006,023 2,216,600 4,012,046 8,024,092 10,030,115 16,048,184 20,060,230 40,120,460 50,150,575 80,240,920 100,301,150 200,602,300 and 401,204,600, with no remainder.

Since 401,204,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 401,204,600, 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).