Q: Is 432,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 432,300 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 432,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 66 75 100 110 131 132 150 165 220 262 275 300 330 393 524 550 655 660 786 825 1,100 1,310 1,441 1,572 1,650 1,965 2,620 2,882 3,275 3,300 3,930 4,323 5,764 6,550 7,205 7,860 8,646 9,825 13,100 14,410 17,292 19,650 21,615 28,820 36,025 39,300 43,230 72,050 86,460 108,075 144,100 216,150 and 432,300, with no remainder.

Since 432,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 432,300, 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).