Q: Is 146,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 146,400 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 146,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 61 75 80 96 100 120 122 150 160 183 200 240 244 300 305 366 400 480 488 600 610 732 800 915 976 1,200 1,220 1,464 1,525 1,830 1,952 2,400 2,440 2,928 3,050 3,660 4,575 4,880 5,856 6,100 7,320 9,150 9,760 12,200 14,640 18,300 24,400 29,280 36,600 48,800 73,200 and 146,400, with no remainder.

Since 146,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,400, 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).