Q: Is 290,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 290,400 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 290,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 25 30 32 33 40 44 48 50 55 60 66 75 80 88 96 100 110 120 121 132 150 160 165 176 200 220 240 242 264 275 300 330 352 363 400 440 480 484 528 550 600 605 660 726 800 825 880 968 1,056 1,100 1,200 1,210 1,320 1,452 1,650 1,760 1,815 1,936 2,200 2,400 2,420 2,640 2,904 3,025 3,300 3,630 3,872 4,400 4,840 5,280 5,808 6,050 6,600 7,260 8,800 9,075 9,680 11,616 12,100 13,200 14,520 18,150 19,360 24,200 26,400 29,040 36,300 48,400 58,080 72,600 96,800 145,200 and 290,400, with no remainder.

Since 290,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 290,400, 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).