Q: Is 409,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 409,860 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 409,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 23 27 30 33 36 44 45 46 54 55 60 66 69 81 90 92 99 108 110 115 132 135 138 162 165 180 198 207 220 230 253 270 276 297 324 330 345 396 405 414 460 495 506 540 594 621 660 690 759 810 828 891 990 1,012 1,035 1,188 1,242 1,265 1,380 1,485 1,518 1,620 1,782 1,863 1,980 2,070 2,277 2,484 2,530 2,970 3,036 3,105 3,564 3,726 3,795 4,140 4,455 4,554 5,060 5,940 6,210 6,831 7,452 7,590 8,910 9,108 9,315 11,385 12,420 13,662 15,180 17,820 18,630 20,493 22,770 27,324 34,155 37,260 40,986 45,540 68,310 81,972 102,465 136,620 204,930 and 409,860, with no remainder.

Since 409,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 409,860, 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).