Q: Is 416,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 416,400 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 416,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 347 400 600 694 1,041 1,200 1,388 1,735 2,082 2,776 3,470 4,164 5,205 5,552 6,940 8,328 8,675 10,410 13,880 16,656 17,350 20,820 26,025 27,760 34,700 41,640 52,050 69,400 83,280 104,100 138,800 208,200 and 416,400, with no remainder.

Since 416,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 416,400, 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).