Q: Is 436,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 436,500 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 436,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 97 100 125 150 180 194 225 250 291 300 375 388 450 485 500 582 750 873 900 970 1,125 1,164 1,455 1,500 1,746 1,940 2,250 2,425 2,910 3,492 4,365 4,500 4,850 5,820 7,275 8,730 9,700 12,125 14,550 17,460 21,825 24,250 29,100 36,375 43,650 48,500 72,750 87,300 109,125 145,500 218,250 and 436,500, with no remainder.

Since 436,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 436,500, 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).