Q: Is 114,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 114,400 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 114,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 13 16 20 22 25 26 32 40 44 50 52 55 65 80 88 100 104 110 130 143 160 176 200 208 220 260 275 286 325 352 400 416 440 520 550 572 650 715 800 880 1,040 1,100 1,144 1,300 1,430 1,760 2,080 2,200 2,288 2,600 2,860 3,575 4,400 4,576 5,200 5,720 7,150 8,800 10,400 11,440 14,300 22,880 28,600 57,200 and 114,400, with no remainder.

Since 114,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 114,400, 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).