Q: Is 434,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 434,300 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 434,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 43 50 86 100 101 172 202 215 404 430 505 860 1,010 1,075 2,020 2,150 2,525 4,300 4,343 5,050 8,686 10,100 17,372 21,715 43,430 86,860 108,575 217,150 and 434,300, with no remainder.

Since 434,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 434,300, 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).