Q: Is 814,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 814,400 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 814,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 160 200 320 400 509 800 1,018 1,600 2,036 2,545 4,072 5,090 8,144 10,180 12,725 16,288 20,360 25,450 32,576 40,720 50,900 81,440 101,800 162,880 203,600 407,200 and 814,400, with no remainder.

Since 814,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 814,400, 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).