Q: Is 434,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 434,700 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 434,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 23 25 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 46 50 54 60 63 69 70 75 84 90 92 100 105 108 115 126 135 138 140 150 161 175 180 189 207 210 225 230 252 270 276 300 315 322 345 350 378 414 420 450 460 483 525 540 575 621 630 644 675 690 700 756 805 828 900 945 966 1,035 1,050 1,150 1,242 1,260 1,350 1,380 1,449 1,575 1,610 1,725 1,890 1,932 2,070 2,100 2,300 2,415 2,484 2,700 2,898 3,105 3,150 3,220 3,450 3,780 4,025 4,140 4,347 4,725 4,830 5,175 5,796 6,210 6,300 6,900 7,245 8,050 8,694 9,450 9,660 10,350 12,075 12,420 14,490 15,525 16,100 17,388 18,900 20,700 21,735 24,150 28,980 31,050 36,225 43,470 48,300 62,100 72,450 86,940 108,675 144,900 217,350 and 434,700, with no remainder.

Since 434,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 434,700, 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).