Q: Is 437,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 437,400 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 437,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 27 30 36 40 45 50 54 60 72 75 81 90 100 108 120 135 150 162 180 200 216 225 243 270 300 324 360 405 450 486 540 600 648 675 729 810 900 972 1,080 1,215 1,350 1,458 1,620 1,800 1,944 2,025 2,187 2,430 2,700 2,916 3,240 3,645 4,050 4,374 4,860 5,400 5,832 6,075 7,290 8,100 8,748 9,720 10,935 12,150 14,580 16,200 17,496 18,225 21,870 24,300 29,160 36,450 43,740 48,600 54,675 72,900 87,480 109,350 145,800 218,700 and 437,400, with no remainder.

Since 437,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 437,400, 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).