Q: Is 224,910 a Composite Number?

Why is 224,910 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 224,910 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 17 18 21 27 30 34 35 42 45 49 51 54 63 70 85 90 98 102 105 119 126 135 147 153 170 189 210 238 245 255 270 294 306 315 357 378 441 459 490 510 595 630 714 735 765 833 882 918 945 1,071 1,190 1,323 1,470 1,530 1,666 1,785 1,890 2,142 2,205 2,295 2,499 2,646 3,213 3,570 4,165 4,410 4,590 4,998 5,355 6,426 6,615 7,497 8,330 10,710 12,495 13,230 14,994 16,065 22,491 24,990 32,130 37,485 44,982 74,970 112,455 and 224,910, with no remainder.

Since 224,910 cannot be divided by just 1 and 224,910, 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).