Q: Is 424,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 424,200 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 424,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 40 42 50 56 60 70 75 84 100 101 105 120 140 150 168 175 200 202 210 280 300 303 350 404 420 505 525 600 606 700 707 808 840 1,010 1,050 1,212 1,400 1,414 1,515 2,020 2,100 2,121 2,424 2,525 2,828 3,030 3,535 4,040 4,200 4,242 5,050 5,656 6,060 7,070 7,575 8,484 10,100 10,605 12,120 14,140 15,150 16,968 17,675 20,200 21,210 28,280 30,300 35,350 42,420 53,025 60,600 70,700 84,840 106,050 141,400 212,100 and 424,200, with no remainder.

Since 424,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 424,200, 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).