Q: Is 427,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 427,000 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 427,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 61 70 100 122 125 140 175 200 244 250 280 305 350 427 488 500 610 700 854 875 1,000 1,220 1,400 1,525 1,708 1,750 2,135 2,440 3,050 3,416 3,500 4,270 6,100 7,000 7,625 8,540 10,675 12,200 15,250 17,080 21,350 30,500 42,700 53,375 61,000 85,400 106,750 213,500 and 427,000, with no remainder.

Since 427,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,000, 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).