Q: Is 169,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 169,400 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 169,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 20 22 25 28 35 40 44 50 55 56 70 77 88 100 110 121 140 154 175 200 220 242 275 280 308 350 385 440 484 550 605 616 700 770 847 968 1,100 1,210 1,400 1,540 1,694 1,925 2,200 2,420 3,025 3,080 3,388 3,850 4,235 4,840 6,050 6,776 7,700 8,470 12,100 15,400 16,940 21,175 24,200 33,880 42,350 84,700 and 169,400, with no remainder.

Since 169,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 169,400, 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).