Q: Is 419,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 419,400 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 419,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 60 72 75 90 100 120 150 180 200 225 233 300 360 450 466 600 699 900 932 1,165 1,398 1,800 1,864 2,097 2,330 2,796 3,495 4,194 4,660 5,592 5,825 6,990 8,388 9,320 10,485 11,650 13,980 16,776 17,475 20,970 23,300 27,960 34,950 41,940 46,600 52,425 69,900 83,880 104,850 139,800 209,700 and 419,400, with no remainder.

Since 419,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 419,400, 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).