Q: Is 426,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 426,600 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 426,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 27 30 36 40 45 50 54 60 72 75 79 90 100 108 120 135 150 158 180 200 216 225 237 270 300 316 360 395 450 474 540 600 632 675 711 790 900 948 1,080 1,185 1,350 1,422 1,580 1,800 1,896 1,975 2,133 2,370 2,700 2,844 3,160 3,555 3,950 4,266 4,740 5,400 5,688 5,925 7,110 7,900 8,532 9,480 10,665 11,850 14,220 15,800 17,064 17,775 21,330 23,700 28,440 35,550 42,660 47,400 53,325 71,100 85,320 106,650 142,200 213,300 and 426,600, with no remainder.

Since 426,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 426,600, 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).