Q: Is 946,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 946,400 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 946,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 16 20 25 26 28 32 35 40 50 52 56 65 70 80 91 100 104 112 130 140 160 169 175 182 200 208 224 260 280 325 338 350 364 400 416 455 520 560 650 676 700 728 800 845 910 1,040 1,120 1,183 1,300 1,352 1,400 1,456 1,690 1,820 2,080 2,275 2,366 2,600 2,704 2,800 2,912 3,380 3,640 4,225 4,550 4,732 5,200 5,408 5,600 5,915 6,760 7,280 8,450 9,100 9,464 10,400 11,830 13,520 14,560 16,900 18,200 18,928 23,660 27,040 29,575 33,800 36,400 37,856 47,320 59,150 67,600 72,800 94,640 118,300 135,200 189,280 236,600 473,200 and 946,400, with no remainder.

Since 946,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 946,400, 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).