Q: Is 634,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 634,400 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 634,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 32 40 50 52 61 65 80 100 104 122 130 160 200 208 244 260 305 325 400 416 488 520 610 650 793 800 976 1,040 1,220 1,300 1,525 1,586 1,952 2,080 2,440 2,600 3,050 3,172 3,965 4,880 5,200 6,100 6,344 7,930 9,760 10,400 12,200 12,688 15,860 19,825 24,400 25,376 31,720 39,650 48,800 63,440 79,300 126,880 158,600 317,200 and 634,400, with no remainder.

Since 634,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 634,400, 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).