Q: Is 418,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 418,500 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 418,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 31 36 45 50 54 60 62 75 90 93 100 108 124 125 135 150 155 180 186 225 250 270 279 300 310 372 375 450 465 500 540 558 620 675 750 775 837 900 930 1,116 1,125 1,350 1,395 1,500 1,550 1,674 1,860 2,250 2,325 2,700 2,790 3,100 3,348 3,375 3,875 4,185 4,500 4,650 5,580 6,750 6,975 7,750 8,370 9,300 11,625 13,500 13,950 15,500 16,740 20,925 23,250 27,900 34,875 41,850 46,500 69,750 83,700 104,625 139,500 209,250 and 418,500, with no remainder.

Since 418,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 418,500, 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).