Q: Is 234,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 234,000 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 234,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 24 25 26 30 36 39 40 45 48 50 52 60 65 72 75 78 80 90 100 104 117 120 125 130 144 150 156 180 195 200 208 225 234 240 250 260 300 312 325 360 375 390 400 450 468 500 520 585 600 624 650 720 750 780 900 936 975 1,000 1,040 1,125 1,170 1,200 1,300 1,500 1,560 1,625 1,800 1,872 1,950 2,000 2,250 2,340 2,600 2,925 3,000 3,120 3,250 3,600 3,900 4,500 4,680 4,875 5,200 5,850 6,000 6,500 7,800 9,000 9,360 9,750 11,700 13,000 14,625 15,600 18,000 19,500 23,400 26,000 29,250 39,000 46,800 58,500 78,000 117,000 and 234,000, with no remainder.

Since 234,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 234,000, 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).