Q: Is 264,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 264,600 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 264,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 25 27 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 49 50 54 56 60 63 70 72 75 84 90 98 100 105 108 120 126 135 140 147 150 168 175 180 189 196 200 210 216 225 245 252 270 280 294 300 315 350 360 378 392 420 441 450 490 504 525 540 588 600 630 675 700 735 756 840 882 900 945 980 1,050 1,080 1,176 1,225 1,260 1,323 1,350 1,400 1,470 1,512 1,575 1,764 1,800 1,890 1,960 2,100 2,205 2,450 2,520 2,646 2,700 2,940 3,150 3,528 3,675 3,780 4,200 4,410 4,725 4,900 5,292 5,400 5,880 6,300 6,615 7,350 7,560 8,820 9,450 9,800 10,584 11,025 12,600 13,230 14,700 17,640 18,900 22,050 26,460 29,400 33,075 37,800 44,100 52,920 66,150 88,200 132,300 and 264,600, with no remainder.

Since 264,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 264,600, 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).