Q: Is 36,400 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 36,400 is a composite number.

Why is 36,400 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 36,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 16 20 25 26 28 35 40 50 52 56 65 70 80 91 100 104 112 130 140 175 182 200 208 260 280 325 350 364 400 455 520 560 650 700 728 910 1,040 1,300 1,400 1,456 1,820 2,275 2,600 2,800 3,640 4,550 5,200 7,280 9,100 18,200 and 36,400, with no remainder.

Since 36,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,400, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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