Q: Is 227,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 227,700 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 227,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 23 25 30 33 36 44 45 46 50 55 60 66 69 75 90 92 99 100 110 115 132 138 150 165 180 198 207 220 225 230 253 275 276 300 330 345 396 414 450 460 495 506 550 575 660 690 759 825 828 900 990 1,012 1,035 1,100 1,150 1,265 1,380 1,518 1,650 1,725 1,980 2,070 2,277 2,300 2,475 2,530 3,036 3,300 3,450 3,795 4,140 4,554 4,950 5,060 5,175 6,325 6,900 7,590 9,108 9,900 10,350 11,385 12,650 15,180 18,975 20,700 22,770 25,300 37,950 45,540 56,925 75,900 113,850 and 227,700, with no remainder.

Since 227,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 227,700, 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).