Q: Is 409,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 409,500 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 409,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 13 14 15 18 20 21 25 26 28 30 35 36 39 42 45 50 52 60 63 65 70 75 78 84 90 91 100 105 117 125 126 130 140 150 156 175 180 182 195 210 225 234 250 252 260 273 300 315 325 350 364 375 390 420 450 455 468 500 525 546 585 630 650 700 750 780 819 875 900 910 975 1,050 1,092 1,125 1,170 1,260 1,300 1,365 1,500 1,575 1,625 1,638 1,750 1,820 1,950 2,100 2,250 2,275 2,340 2,625 2,730 2,925 3,150 3,250 3,276 3,500 3,900 4,095 4,500 4,550 4,875 5,250 5,460 5,850 6,300 6,500 6,825 7,875 8,190 9,100 9,750 10,500 11,375 11,700 13,650 14,625 15,750 16,380 19,500 20,475 22,750 27,300 29,250 31,500 34,125 40,950 45,500 58,500 68,250 81,900 102,375 136,500 204,750 and 409,500, with no remainder.

Since 409,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 409,500, 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).