Q: Is 404,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 404,000 is a composite number.

Why is 404,000 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 404,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 100 101 125 160 200 202 250 400 404 500 505 800 808 1,000 1,010 1,616 2,000 2,020 2,525 3,232 4,000 4,040 5,050 8,080 10,100 12,625 16,160 20,200 25,250 40,400 50,500 80,800 101,000 202,000 and 404,000, with no remainder.

Since 404,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 404,000, 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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