Q: Is 425,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 425,600 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 425,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 19 20 25 28 32 35 38 40 50 56 64 70 76 80 95 100 112 128 133 140 152 160 175 190 200 224 266 280 304 320 350 380 400 448 475 532 560 608 640 665 700 760 800 896 950 1,064 1,120 1,216 1,330 1,400 1,520 1,600 1,900 2,128 2,240 2,432 2,660 2,800 3,040 3,200 3,325 3,800 4,256 4,480 5,320 5,600 6,080 6,650 7,600 8,512 10,640 11,200 12,160 13,300 15,200 17,024 21,280 22,400 26,600 30,400 42,560 53,200 60,800 85,120 106,400 212,800 and 425,600, with no remainder.

Since 425,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 425,600, 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).