Q: Is 176,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 176,400 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 176,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 48 49 50 56 60 63 70 72 75 80 84 90 98 100 105 112 120 126 140 144 147 150 168 175 180 196 200 210 225 240 245 252 280 294 300 315 336 350 360 392 400 420 441 450 490 504 525 560 588 600 630 700 720 735 784 840 882 900 980 1,008 1,050 1,176 1,200 1,225 1,260 1,400 1,470 1,575 1,680 1,764 1,800 1,960 2,100 2,205 2,352 2,450 2,520 2,800 2,940 3,150 3,528 3,600 3,675 3,920 4,200 4,410 4,900 5,040 5,880 6,300 7,056 7,350 8,400 8,820 9,800 11,025 11,760 12,600 14,700 17,640 19,600 22,050 25,200 29,400 35,280 44,100 58,800 88,200 and 176,400, with no remainder.

Since 176,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 176,400, 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).