Q: Is 284,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 284,900 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 284,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 25 28 35 37 44 50 55 70 74 77 100 110 140 148 154 175 185 220 259 275 308 350 370 385 407 518 550 700 740 770 814 925 1,036 1,100 1,295 1,540 1,628 1,850 1,925 2,035 2,590 2,849 3,700 3,850 4,070 5,180 5,698 6,475 7,700 8,140 10,175 11,396 12,950 14,245 20,350 25,900 28,490 40,700 56,980 71,225 142,450 and 284,900, with no remainder.

Since 284,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 284,900, 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).