Q: Is 428,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 428,400 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 428,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 24 25 28 30 34 35 36 40 42 45 48 50 51 56 60 63 68 70 72 75 80 84 85 90 100 102 105 112 119 120 126 136 140 144 150 153 168 170 175 180 200 204 210 225 238 240 252 255 272 280 300 306 315 336 340 350 357 360 400 408 420 425 450 476 504 510 525 560 595 600 612 630 680 700 714 720 765 816 840 850 900 952 1,008 1,020 1,050 1,071 1,190 1,200 1,224 1,260 1,275 1,360 1,400 1,428 1,530 1,575 1,680 1,700 1,785 1,800 1,904 2,040 2,100 2,142 2,380 2,448 2,520 2,550 2,800 2,856 2,975 3,060 3,150 3,400 3,570 3,600 3,825 4,080 4,200 4,284 4,760 5,040 5,100 5,355 5,712 5,950 6,120 6,300 6,800 7,140 7,650 8,400 8,568 8,925 9,520 10,200 10,710 11,900 12,240 12,600 14,280 15,300 17,136 17,850 20,400 21,420 23,800 25,200 26,775 28,560 30,600 35,700 42,840 47,600 53,550 61,200 71,400 85,680 107,100 142,800 214,200 and 428,400, with no remainder.

Since 428,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 428,400, 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).