Q: Is 229,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 229,600 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 229,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 41 50 56 70 80 82 100 112 140 160 164 175 200 205 224 280 287 328 350 400 410 560 574 656 700 800 820 1,025 1,120 1,148 1,312 1,400 1,435 1,640 2,050 2,296 2,800 2,870 3,280 4,100 4,592 5,600 5,740 6,560 7,175 8,200 9,184 11,480 14,350 16,400 22,960 28,700 32,800 45,920 57,400 114,800 and 229,600, with no remainder.

Since 229,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,600, 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).