Q: Is 222,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 222,600 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 222,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 40 42 50 53 56 60 70 75 84 100 105 106 120 140 150 159 168 175 200 210 212 265 280 300 318 350 371 420 424 525 530 600 636 700 742 795 840 1,050 1,060 1,113 1,272 1,325 1,400 1,484 1,590 1,855 2,100 2,120 2,226 2,650 2,968 3,180 3,710 3,975 4,200 4,452 5,300 5,565 6,360 7,420 7,950 8,904 9,275 10,600 11,130 14,840 15,900 18,550 22,260 27,825 31,800 37,100 44,520 55,650 74,200 111,300 and 222,600, with no remainder.

Since 222,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 222,600, 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).