Q: Is 281,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 281,400 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 281,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 40 42 50 56 60 67 70 75 84 100 105 120 134 140 150 168 175 200 201 210 268 280 300 335 350 402 420 469 525 536 600 670 700 804 840 938 1,005 1,050 1,340 1,400 1,407 1,608 1,675 1,876 2,010 2,100 2,345 2,680 2,814 3,350 3,752 4,020 4,200 4,690 5,025 5,628 6,700 7,035 8,040 9,380 10,050 11,256 11,725 13,400 14,070 18,760 20,100 23,450 28,140 35,175 40,200 46,900 56,280 70,350 93,800 140,700 and 281,400, with no remainder.

Since 281,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 281,400, 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).