Q: Is 229,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 229,680 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 229,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 18 20 22 24 29 30 33 36 40 44 45 48 55 58 60 66 72 80 87 88 90 99 110 116 120 132 144 145 165 174 176 180 198 220 232 240 261 264 290 319 330 348 360 396 435 440 464 495 522 528 580 638 660 696 720 792 870 880 957 990 1,044 1,160 1,276 1,305 1,320 1,392 1,584 1,595 1,740 1,914 1,980 2,088 2,320 2,552 2,610 2,640 2,871 3,190 3,480 3,828 3,960 4,176 4,785 5,104 5,220 5,742 6,380 6,960 7,656 7,920 9,570 10,440 11,484 12,760 14,355 15,312 19,140 20,880 22,968 25,520 28,710 38,280 45,936 57,420 76,560 114,840 and 229,680, with no remainder.

Since 229,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,680, 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).