Q: Is 418,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 418,000 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 418,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 19 20 22 25 38 40 44 50 55 76 80 88 95 100 110 125 152 176 190 200 209 220 250 275 304 380 400 418 440 475 500 550 760 836 880 950 1,000 1,045 1,100 1,375 1,520 1,672 1,900 2,000 2,090 2,200 2,375 2,750 3,344 3,800 4,180 4,400 4,750 5,225 5,500 7,600 8,360 9,500 10,450 11,000 16,720 19,000 20,900 22,000 26,125 38,000 41,800 52,250 83,600 104,500 209,000 and 418,000, with no remainder.

Since 418,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 418,000, 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).