Q: Is 422,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 422,100 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 422,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 25 28 30 35 36 42 45 50 60 63 67 70 75 84 90 100 105 126 134 140 150 175 180 201 210 225 252 268 300 315 335 350 402 420 450 469 525 603 630 670 700 804 900 938 1,005 1,050 1,206 1,260 1,340 1,407 1,575 1,675 1,876 2,010 2,100 2,345 2,412 2,814 3,015 3,150 3,350 4,020 4,221 4,690 5,025 5,628 6,030 6,300 6,700 7,035 8,442 9,380 10,050 11,725 12,060 14,070 15,075 16,884 20,100 21,105 23,450 28,140 30,150 35,175 42,210 46,900 60,300 70,350 84,420 105,525 140,700 211,050 and 422,100, with no remainder.

Since 422,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,100, 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).