Q: Is 226,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 226,800 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 226,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 25 27 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 48 50 54 56 60 63 70 72 75 80 81 84 90 100 105 108 112 120 126 135 140 144 150 162 168 175 180 189 200 210 216 225 240 252 270 280 300 315 324 336 350 360 378 400 405 420 432 450 504 525 540 560 567 600 630 648 675 700 720 756 810 840 900 945 1,008 1,050 1,080 1,134 1,200 1,260 1,296 1,350 1,400 1,512 1,575 1,620 1,680 1,800 1,890 2,025 2,100 2,160 2,268 2,520 2,700 2,800 2,835 3,024 3,150 3,240 3,600 3,780 4,050 4,200 4,536 4,725 5,040 5,400 5,670 6,300 6,480 7,560 8,100 8,400 9,072 9,450 10,800 11,340 12,600 14,175 15,120 16,200 18,900 22,680 25,200 28,350 32,400 37,800 45,360 56,700 75,600 113,400 and 226,800, with no remainder.

Since 226,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 226,800, 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).