Q: Is 401,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 401,400 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 401,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 60 72 75 90 100 120 150 180 200 223 225 300 360 446 450 600 669 892 900 1,115 1,338 1,784 1,800 2,007 2,230 2,676 3,345 4,014 4,460 5,352 5,575 6,690 8,028 8,920 10,035 11,150 13,380 16,056 16,725 20,070 22,300 26,760 33,450 40,140 44,600 50,175 66,900 80,280 100,350 133,800 200,700 and 401,400, with no remainder.

Since 401,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 401,400, 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).