Q: Is 434,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 434,400 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 434,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 120 150 160 181 200 240 300 362 400 480 543 600 724 800 905 1,086 1,200 1,448 1,810 2,172 2,400 2,715 2,896 3,620 4,344 4,525 5,430 5,792 7,240 8,688 9,050 10,860 13,575 14,480 17,376 18,100 21,720 27,150 28,960 36,200 43,440 54,300 72,400 86,880 108,600 144,800 217,200 and 434,400, with no remainder.

Since 434,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 434,400, 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).