Q: Is 433,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 433,500 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 433,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 25 30 34 50 51 60 68 75 85 100 102 125 150 170 204 250 255 289 300 340 375 425 500 510 578 750 850 867 1,020 1,156 1,275 1,445 1,500 1,700 1,734 2,125 2,550 2,890 3,468 4,250 4,335 5,100 5,780 6,375 7,225 8,500 8,670 12,750 14,450 17,340 21,675 25,500 28,900 36,125 43,350 72,250 86,700 108,375 144,500 216,750 and 433,500, with no remainder.

Since 433,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 433,500, 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).