Q: Is 403,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 403,000 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 403,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 25 26 31 40 50 52 62 65 100 104 124 125 130 155 200 248 250 260 310 325 403 500 520 620 650 775 806 1,000 1,240 1,300 1,550 1,612 1,625 2,015 2,600 3,100 3,224 3,250 3,875 4,030 6,200 6,500 7,750 8,060 10,075 13,000 15,500 16,120 20,150 31,000 40,300 50,375 80,600 100,750 201,500 and 403,000, with no remainder.

Since 403,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 403,000, 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).