Q: Is 425,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 425,700 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 425,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 25 30 33 36 43 44 45 50 55 60 66 75 86 90 99 100 110 129 132 150 165 172 180 198 215 220 225 258 275 300 330 387 396 430 450 473 495 516 550 645 660 774 825 860 900 946 990 1,075 1,100 1,290 1,419 1,548 1,650 1,892 1,935 1,980 2,150 2,365 2,475 2,580 2,838 3,225 3,300 3,870 4,257 4,300 4,730 4,950 5,676 6,450 7,095 7,740 8,514 9,460 9,675 9,900 11,825 12,900 14,190 17,028 19,350 21,285 23,650 28,380 35,475 38,700 42,570 47,300 70,950 85,140 106,425 141,900 212,850 and 425,700, with no remainder.

Since 425,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 425,700, 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).