Q: Is 234,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 234,600 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 234,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 17 20 23 24 25 30 34 40 46 50 51 60 68 69 75 85 92 100 102 115 120 136 138 150 170 184 200 204 230 255 276 300 340 345 391 408 425 460 510 552 575 600 680 690 782 850 920 1,020 1,150 1,173 1,275 1,380 1,564 1,700 1,725 1,955 2,040 2,300 2,346 2,550 2,760 3,128 3,400 3,450 3,910 4,600 4,692 5,100 5,865 6,900 7,820 9,384 9,775 10,200 11,730 13,800 15,640 19,550 23,460 29,325 39,100 46,920 58,650 78,200 117,300 and 234,600, with no remainder.

Since 234,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 234,600, 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).