Q: Is 194,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 194,400 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 194,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 50 54 60 72 75 80 81 90 96 100 108 120 135 144 150 160 162 180 200 216 225 240 243 270 288 300 324 360 400 405 432 450 480 486 540 600 648 675 720 800 810 864 900 972 1,080 1,200 1,215 1,296 1,350 1,440 1,620 1,800 1,944 2,025 2,160 2,400 2,430 2,592 2,700 3,240 3,600 3,888 4,050 4,320 4,860 5,400 6,075 6,480 7,200 7,776 8,100 9,720 10,800 12,150 12,960 16,200 19,440 21,600 24,300 32,400 38,880 48,600 64,800 97,200 and 194,400, with no remainder.

Since 194,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 194,400, 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).