Q: Is 283,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 283,400 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 283,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 25 26 40 50 52 65 100 104 109 130 200 218 260 325 436 520 545 650 872 1,090 1,300 1,417 2,180 2,600 2,725 2,834 4,360 5,450 5,668 7,085 10,900 11,336 14,170 21,800 28,340 35,425 56,680 70,850 141,700 and 283,400, with no remainder.

Since 283,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 283,400, 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).