Q: Is 269,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 269,100 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 269,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 23 25 26 30 36 39 45 46 50 52 60 65 69 75 78 90 92 100 115 117 130 138 150 156 180 195 207 225 230 234 260 276 299 300 325 345 390 414 450 460 468 575 585 598 650 690 780 828 897 900 975 1,035 1,150 1,170 1,196 1,300 1,380 1,495 1,725 1,794 1,950 2,070 2,300 2,340 2,691 2,925 2,990 3,450 3,588 3,900 4,140 4,485 5,175 5,382 5,850 5,980 6,900 7,475 8,970 10,350 10,764 11,700 13,455 14,950 17,940 20,700 22,425 26,910 29,900 44,850 53,820 67,275 89,700 134,550 and 269,100, with no remainder.

Since 269,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 269,100, 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).