Q: Is 427,929,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 427,929,100 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 427,929,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 25 34 50 68 85 100 170 211 340 422 425 844 850 1,055 1,193 1,700 2,110 2,386 3,587 4,220 4,772 5,275 5,965 7,174 10,550 11,930 14,348 17,935 20,281 21,100 23,860 29,825 35,870 40,562 59,650 71,740 81,124 89,675 101,405 119,300 179,350 202,810 251,723 358,700 405,620 503,446 507,025 1,006,892 1,014,050 1,258,615 2,028,100 2,517,230 4,279,291 5,034,460 6,293,075 8,558,582 12,586,150 17,117,164 21,396,455 25,172,300 42,792,910 85,585,820 106,982,275 213,964,550 and 427,929,100, with no remainder.

Since 427,929,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,929,100, 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).