Q: Is 239,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 239,400 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 239,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 19 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 36 38 40 42 45 50 56 57 60 63 70 72 75 76 84 90 95 100 105 114 120 126 133 140 150 152 168 171 175 180 190 200 210 225 228 252 266 280 285 300 315 342 350 360 380 399 420 450 456 475 504 525 532 570 600 630 665 684 700 760 798 840 855 900 950 1,050 1,064 1,140 1,197 1,260 1,330 1,368 1,400 1,425 1,575 1,596 1,710 1,800 1,900 1,995 2,100 2,280 2,394 2,520 2,660 2,850 3,150 3,192 3,325 3,420 3,800 3,990 4,200 4,275 4,788 5,320 5,700 5,985 6,300 6,650 6,840 7,980 8,550 9,576 9,975 11,400 11,970 12,600 13,300 15,960 17,100 19,950 23,940 26,600 29,925 34,200 39,900 47,880 59,850 79,800 119,700 and 239,400, with no remainder.

Since 239,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 239,400, 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).