Q: Is 405,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 405,300 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 405,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 140 150 175 193 210 300 350 386 420 525 579 700 772 965 1,050 1,158 1,351 1,930 2,100 2,316 2,702 2,895 3,860 4,053 4,825 5,404 5,790 6,755 8,106 9,650 11,580 13,510 14,475 16,212 19,300 20,265 27,020 28,950 33,775 40,530 57,900 67,550 81,060 101,325 135,100 202,650 and 405,300, with no remainder.

Since 405,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 405,300, 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).