Q: Is 289,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 289,800 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 289,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 23 24 25 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 46 50 56 60 63 69 70 72 75 84 90 92 100 105 115 120 126 138 140 150 161 168 175 180 184 200 207 210 225 230 252 276 280 300 315 322 345 350 360 414 420 450 460 483 504 525 552 575 600 630 644 690 700 805 828 840 900 920 966 1,035 1,050 1,150 1,260 1,288 1,380 1,400 1,449 1,575 1,610 1,656 1,725 1,800 1,932 2,070 2,100 2,300 2,415 2,520 2,760 2,898 3,150 3,220 3,450 3,864 4,025 4,140 4,200 4,600 4,830 5,175 5,796 6,300 6,440 6,900 7,245 8,050 8,280 9,660 10,350 11,592 12,075 12,600 13,800 14,490 16,100 19,320 20,700 24,150 28,980 32,200 36,225 41,400 48,300 57,960 72,450 96,600 144,900 and 289,800, with no remainder.

Since 289,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 289,800, 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).