Q: Is 228,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 228,900 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 228,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 109 140 150 175 210 218 300 327 350 420 436 525 545 654 700 763 1,050 1,090 1,308 1,526 1,635 2,100 2,180 2,289 2,725 3,052 3,270 3,815 4,578 5,450 6,540 7,630 8,175 9,156 10,900 11,445 15,260 16,350 19,075 22,890 32,700 38,150 45,780 57,225 76,300 114,450 and 228,900, with no remainder.

Since 228,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 228,900, 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).