Q: Is 221,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 221,400 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 221,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 27 30 36 40 41 45 50 54 60 72 75 82 90 100 108 120 123 135 150 164 180 200 205 216 225 246 270 300 328 360 369 410 450 492 540 600 615 675 738 820 900 984 1,025 1,080 1,107 1,230 1,350 1,476 1,640 1,800 1,845 2,050 2,214 2,460 2,700 2,952 3,075 3,690 4,100 4,428 4,920 5,400 5,535 6,150 7,380 8,200 8,856 9,225 11,070 12,300 14,760 18,450 22,140 24,600 27,675 36,900 44,280 55,350 73,800 110,700 and 221,400, with no remainder.

Since 221,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 221,400, 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).