Q: Is 224,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 224,700 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 224,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 107 140 150 175 210 214 300 321 350 420 428 525 535 642 700 749 1,050 1,070 1,284 1,498 1,605 2,100 2,140 2,247 2,675 2,996 3,210 3,745 4,494 5,350 6,420 7,490 8,025 8,988 10,700 11,235 14,980 16,050 18,725 22,470 32,100 37,450 44,940 56,175 74,900 112,350 and 224,700, with no remainder.

Since 224,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 224,700, 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).