Q: Is 228,690 a Composite Number?

Why is 228,690 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 228,690 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 11 14 15 18 21 22 27 30 33 35 42 45 54 55 63 66 70 77 90 99 105 110 121 126 135 154 165 189 198 210 231 242 270 297 315 330 363 378 385 462 495 594 605 630 693 726 770 847 945 990 1,089 1,155 1,210 1,386 1,485 1,694 1,815 1,890 2,079 2,178 2,310 2,541 2,970 3,267 3,465 3,630 4,158 4,235 5,082 5,445 6,534 6,930 7,623 8,470 10,395 10,890 12,705 15,246 16,335 20,790 22,869 25,410 32,670 38,115 45,738 76,230 114,345 and 228,690, with no remainder.

Since 228,690 cannot be divided by just 1 and 228,690, 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).