Q: Is 293,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 293,400 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 293,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 60 72 75 90 100 120 150 163 180 200 225 300 326 360 450 489 600 652 815 900 978 1,304 1,467 1,630 1,800 1,956 2,445 2,934 3,260 3,912 4,075 4,890 5,868 6,520 7,335 8,150 9,780 11,736 12,225 14,670 16,300 19,560 24,450 29,340 32,600 36,675 48,900 58,680 73,350 97,800 146,700 and 293,400, with no remainder.

Since 293,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 293,400, 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).