Q: Is 427,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 427,200 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 427,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 64 75 80 89 96 100 120 150 160 178 192 200 240 267 300 320 356 400 445 480 534 600 712 800 890 960 1,068 1,200 1,335 1,424 1,600 1,780 2,136 2,225 2,400 2,670 2,848 3,560 4,272 4,450 4,800 5,340 5,696 6,675 7,120 8,544 8,900 10,680 13,350 14,240 17,088 17,800 21,360 26,700 28,480 35,600 42,720 53,400 71,200 85,440 106,800 142,400 213,600 and 427,200, with no remainder.

Since 427,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,200, 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).