Q: Is 188,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 188,400 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 188,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 157 200 240 300 314 400 471 600 628 785 942 1,200 1,256 1,570 1,884 2,355 2,512 3,140 3,768 3,925 4,710 6,280 7,536 7,850 9,420 11,775 12,560 15,700 18,840 23,550 31,400 37,680 47,100 62,800 94,200 and 188,400, with no remainder.

Since 188,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,400, 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).