Q: Is 429,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 429,300 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 429,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 53 54 60 75 81 90 100 106 108 135 150 159 162 180 212 225 265 270 300 318 324 405 450 477 530 540 636 675 795 810 900 954 1,060 1,325 1,350 1,431 1,590 1,620 1,908 2,025 2,385 2,650 2,700 2,862 3,180 3,975 4,050 4,293 4,770 5,300 5,724 7,155 7,950 8,100 8,586 9,540 11,925 14,310 15,900 17,172 21,465 23,850 28,620 35,775 42,930 47,700 71,550 85,860 107,325 143,100 214,650 and 429,300, with no remainder.

Since 429,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 429,300, 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).