Q: Is 228,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 228,000 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 228,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 19 20 24 25 30 32 38 40 48 50 57 60 75 76 80 95 96 100 114 120 125 150 152 160 190 200 228 240 250 285 300 304 375 380 400 456 475 480 500 570 600 608 750 760 800 912 950 1,000 1,140 1,200 1,425 1,500 1,520 1,824 1,900 2,000 2,280 2,375 2,400 2,850 3,000 3,040 3,800 4,000 4,560 4,750 5,700 6,000 7,125 7,600 9,120 9,500 11,400 12,000 14,250 15,200 19,000 22,800 28,500 38,000 45,600 57,000 76,000 114,000 and 228,000, with no remainder.

Since 228,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 228,000, 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).