Q: Is 407,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 407,400 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 407,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 40 42 50 56 60 70 75 84 97 100 105 120 140 150 168 175 194 200 210 280 291 300 350 388 420 485 525 582 600 679 700 776 840 970 1,050 1,164 1,358 1,400 1,455 1,940 2,037 2,100 2,328 2,425 2,716 2,910 3,395 3,880 4,074 4,200 4,850 5,432 5,820 6,790 7,275 8,148 9,700 10,185 11,640 13,580 14,550 16,296 16,975 19,400 20,370 27,160 29,100 33,950 40,740 50,925 58,200 67,900 81,480 101,850 135,800 203,700 and 407,400, with no remainder.

Since 407,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 407,400, 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).