Q: Is 412,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 412,200 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 412,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 60 72 75 90 100 120 150 180 200 225 229 300 360 450 458 600 687 900 916 1,145 1,374 1,800 1,832 2,061 2,290 2,748 3,435 4,122 4,580 5,496 5,725 6,870 8,244 9,160 10,305 11,450 13,740 16,488 17,175 20,610 22,900 27,480 34,350 41,220 45,800 51,525 68,700 82,440 103,050 137,400 206,100 and 412,200, with no remainder.

Since 412,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 412,200, 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).