Q: Is 424,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 424,000 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 424,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 53 64 80 100 106 125 160 200 212 250 265 320 400 424 500 530 800 848 1,000 1,060 1,325 1,600 1,696 2,000 2,120 2,650 3,392 4,000 4,240 5,300 6,625 8,000 8,480 10,600 13,250 16,960 21,200 26,500 42,400 53,000 84,800 106,000 212,000 and 424,000, with no remainder.

Since 424,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 424,000, 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).