Q: Is 41,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 41,400 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 41,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 24 25 30 36 40 45 46 50 60 69 72 75 90 92 100 115 120 138 150 180 184 200 207 225 230 276 300 345 360 414 450 460 552 575 600 690 828 900 920 1,035 1,150 1,380 1,656 1,725 1,800 2,070 2,300 2,760 3,450 4,140 4,600 5,175 6,900 8,280 10,350 13,800 20,700 and 41,400, with no remainder.

Since 41,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 41,400, 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).