Q: Is 405,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 405,900 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 405,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 25 30 33 36 41 44 45 50 55 60 66 75 82 90 99 100 110 123 132 150 164 165 180 198 205 220 225 246 275 300 330 369 396 410 450 451 492 495 550 615 660 738 820 825 900 902 990 1,025 1,100 1,230 1,353 1,476 1,650 1,804 1,845 1,980 2,050 2,255 2,460 2,475 2,706 3,075 3,300 3,690 4,059 4,100 4,510 4,950 5,412 6,150 6,765 7,380 8,118 9,020 9,225 9,900 11,275 12,300 13,530 16,236 18,450 20,295 22,550 27,060 33,825 36,900 40,590 45,100 67,650 81,180 101,475 135,300 202,950 and 405,900, with no remainder.

Since 405,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 405,900, 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).