Q: Is 652,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 652,400 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 652,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 112 140 175 200 233 280 350 400 466 560 700 932 1,165 1,400 1,631 1,864 2,330 2,800 3,262 3,728 4,660 5,825 6,524 8,155 9,320 11,650 13,048 16,310 18,640 23,300 26,096 32,620 40,775 46,600 65,240 81,550 93,200 130,480 163,100 326,200 and 652,400, with no remainder.

Since 652,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 652,400, 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).