Q: Is 435,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 435,200 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 435,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 32 34 40 50 64 68 80 85 100 128 136 160 170 200 256 272 320 340 400 425 512 544 640 680 800 850 1,024 1,088 1,280 1,360 1,600 1,700 2,176 2,560 2,720 3,200 3,400 4,352 5,120 5,440 6,400 6,800 8,704 10,880 12,800 13,600 17,408 21,760 25,600 27,200 43,520 54,400 87,040 108,800 217,600 and 435,200, with no remainder.

Since 435,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 435,200, 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).