Q: Is 426,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 426,400 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 426,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 32 40 41 50 52 65 80 82 100 104 130 160 164 200 205 208 260 325 328 400 410 416 520 533 650 656 800 820 1,025 1,040 1,066 1,300 1,312 1,640 2,050 2,080 2,132 2,600 2,665 3,280 4,100 4,264 5,200 5,330 6,560 8,200 8,528 10,400 10,660 13,325 16,400 17,056 21,320 26,650 32,800 42,640 53,300 85,280 106,600 213,200 and 426,400, with no remainder.

Since 426,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 426,400, 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).