Q: Is 418,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 418,600 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 418,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 20 23 25 26 28 35 40 46 50 52 56 65 70 91 92 100 104 115 130 140 161 175 182 184 200 230 260 280 299 322 325 350 364 455 460 520 575 598 644 650 700 728 805 910 920 1,150 1,196 1,288 1,300 1,400 1,495 1,610 1,820 2,093 2,275 2,300 2,392 2,600 2,990 3,220 3,640 4,025 4,186 4,550 4,600 5,980 6,440 7,475 8,050 8,372 9,100 10,465 11,960 14,950 16,100 16,744 18,200 20,930 29,900 32,200 41,860 52,325 59,800 83,720 104,650 209,300 and 418,600, with no remainder.

Since 418,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 418,600, 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).