Q: Is 410,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 410,000 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 410,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 41 50 80 82 100 125 164 200 205 250 328 400 410 500 625 656 820 1,000 1,025 1,250 1,640 2,000 2,050 2,500 3,280 4,100 5,000 5,125 8,200 10,000 10,250 16,400 20,500 25,625 41,000 51,250 82,000 102,500 205,000 and 410,000, with no remainder.

Since 410,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 410,000, 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).