Q: Is 416,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 416,500 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 416,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 17 20 25 28 34 35 49 50 68 70 85 98 100 119 125 140 170 175 196 238 245 250 340 350 425 476 490 500 595 700 833 850 875 980 1,190 1,225 1,666 1,700 1,750 2,125 2,380 2,450 2,975 3,332 3,500 4,165 4,250 4,900 5,950 6,125 8,330 8,500 11,900 12,250 14,875 16,660 20,825 24,500 29,750 41,650 59,500 83,300 104,125 208,250 and 416,500, with no remainder.

Since 416,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 416,500, 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).