Q: Is 443,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 443,300 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 443,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 13 20 22 25 26 31 44 50 52 55 62 65 100 110 124 130 143 155 220 260 275 286 310 325 341 403 550 572 620 650 682 715 775 806 1,100 1,300 1,364 1,430 1,550 1,612 1,705 2,015 2,860 3,100 3,410 3,575 4,030 4,433 6,820 7,150 8,060 8,525 8,866 10,075 14,300 17,050 17,732 20,150 22,165 34,100 40,300 44,330 88,660 110,825 221,650 and 443,300, with no remainder.

Since 443,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 443,300, 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).