Q: Is 425,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 425,880 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 425,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 18 20 21 24 26 28 30 35 36 39 40 42 45 52 56 60 63 65 70 72 78 84 90 91 104 105 117 120 126 130 140 156 168 169 180 182 195 210 234 252 260 273 280 312 315 338 360 364 390 420 455 468 504 507 520 546 585 630 676 728 780 819 840 845 910 936 1,014 1,092 1,170 1,183 1,260 1,352 1,365 1,521 1,560 1,638 1,690 1,820 2,028 2,184 2,340 2,366 2,520 2,535 2,730 3,042 3,276 3,380 3,549 3,640 4,056 4,095 4,680 4,732 5,070 5,460 5,915 6,084 6,552 6,760 7,098 7,605 8,190 9,464 10,140 10,647 10,920 11,830 12,168 14,196 15,210 16,380 17,745 20,280 21,294 23,660 28,392 30,420 32,760 35,490 42,588 47,320 53,235 60,840 70,980 85,176 106,470 141,960 212,940 and 425,880, with no remainder.

Since 425,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 425,880, 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).