Q: Is 229,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 229,320 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 229,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 18 20 21 24 26 28 30 35 36 39 40 42 45 49 52 56 60 63 65 70 72 78 84 90 91 98 104 105 117 120 126 130 140 147 156 168 180 182 195 196 210 234 245 252 260 273 280 294 312 315 360 364 390 392 420 441 455 468 490 504 520 546 585 588 630 637 728 735 780 819 840 882 910 936 980 1,092 1,170 1,176 1,260 1,274 1,365 1,470 1,560 1,638 1,764 1,820 1,911 1,960 2,184 2,205 2,340 2,520 2,548 2,730 2,940 3,185 3,276 3,528 3,640 3,822 4,095 4,410 4,680 5,096 5,460 5,733 5,880 6,370 6,552 7,644 8,190 8,820 9,555 10,920 11,466 12,740 15,288 16,380 17,640 19,110 22,932 25,480 28,665 32,760 38,220 45,864 57,330 76,440 114,660 and 229,320, with no remainder.

Since 229,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,320, 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).