Q: Is 282,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 282,800 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 282,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 101 112 140 175 200 202 280 350 400 404 505 560 700 707 808 1,010 1,400 1,414 1,616 2,020 2,525 2,800 2,828 3,535 4,040 5,050 5,656 7,070 8,080 10,100 11,312 14,140 17,675 20,200 28,280 35,350 40,400 56,560 70,700 141,400 and 282,800, with no remainder.

Since 282,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 282,800, 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).