Q: Is 229,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 229,500 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 229,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 25 27 30 34 36 45 50 51 54 60 68 75 85 90 100 102 108 125 135 150 153 170 180 204 225 250 255 270 300 306 340 375 425 450 459 500 510 540 612 675 750 765 850 900 918 1,020 1,125 1,275 1,350 1,500 1,530 1,700 1,836 2,125 2,250 2,295 2,550 2,700 3,060 3,375 3,825 4,250 4,500 4,590 5,100 6,375 6,750 7,650 8,500 9,180 11,475 12,750 13,500 15,300 19,125 22,950 25,500 38,250 45,900 57,375 76,500 114,750 and 229,500, with no remainder.

Since 229,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,500, 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).