Q: Is 423,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 423,500 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 423,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 25 28 35 44 50 55 70 77 100 110 121 125 140 154 175 220 242 250 275 308 350 385 484 500 550 605 700 770 847 875 1,100 1,210 1,375 1,540 1,694 1,750 1,925 2,420 2,750 3,025 3,388 3,500 3,850 4,235 5,500 6,050 7,700 8,470 9,625 12,100 15,125 16,940 19,250 21,175 30,250 38,500 42,350 60,500 84,700 105,875 211,750 and 423,500, with no remainder.

Since 423,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 423,500, 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).