Q: Is 417,450 a Composite Number?

Why is 417,450 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 417,450 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 15 22 23 25 30 33 46 50 55 66 69 75 110 115 121 138 150 165 230 242 253 275 330 345 363 506 550 575 605 690 726 759 825 1,150 1,210 1,265 1,518 1,650 1,725 1,815 2,530 2,783 3,025 3,450 3,630 3,795 5,566 6,050 6,325 7,590 8,349 9,075 12,650 13,915 16,698 18,150 18,975 27,830 37,950 41,745 69,575 83,490 139,150 208,725 and 417,450, with no remainder.

Since 417,450 cannot be divided by just 1 and 417,450, 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).