Q: Is 288,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 288,000 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 288,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 32 36 40 45 48 50 60 64 72 75 80 90 96 100 120 125 128 144 150 160 180 192 200 225 240 250 256 288 300 320 360 375 384 400 450 480 500 576 600 640 720 750 768 800 900 960 1,000 1,125 1,152 1,200 1,280 1,440 1,500 1,600 1,800 1,920 2,000 2,250 2,304 2,400 2,880 3,000 3,200 3,600 3,840 4,000 4,500 4,800 5,760 6,000 6,400 7,200 8,000 9,000 9,600 11,520 12,000 14,400 16,000 18,000 19,200 24,000 28,800 32,000 36,000 48,000 57,600 72,000 96,000 144,000 and 288,000, with no remainder.

Since 288,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 288,000, 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).