Q: Is 433,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 433,800 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 433,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 60 72 75 90 100 120 150 180 200 225 241 300 360 450 482 600 723 900 964 1,205 1,446 1,800 1,928 2,169 2,410 2,892 3,615 4,338 4,820 5,784 6,025 7,230 8,676 9,640 10,845 12,050 14,460 17,352 18,075 21,690 24,100 28,920 36,150 43,380 48,200 54,225 72,300 86,760 108,450 144,600 216,900 and 433,800, with no remainder.

Since 433,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 433,800, 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).