Q: Is 526,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 526,400 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 526,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 47 50 56 64 70 80 94 100 112 140 160 175 188 200 224 235 280 320 329 350 376 400 448 470 560 658 700 752 800 940 1,120 1,175 1,316 1,400 1,504 1,600 1,645 1,880 2,240 2,350 2,632 2,800 3,008 3,290 3,760 4,700 5,264 5,600 6,580 7,520 8,225 9,400 10,528 11,200 13,160 15,040 16,450 18,800 21,056 26,320 32,900 37,600 52,640 65,800 75,200 105,280 131,600 263,200 and 526,400, with no remainder.

Since 526,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 526,400, 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).