Q: Is 420,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 420,200 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 420,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 88 100 110 191 200 220 275 382 440 550 764 955 1,100 1,528 1,910 2,101 2,200 3,820 4,202 4,775 7,640 8,404 9,550 10,505 16,808 19,100 21,010 38,200 42,020 52,525 84,040 105,050 210,100 and 420,200, with no remainder.

Since 420,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,200, 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).