Q: Is 293,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 293,700 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 293,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 66 75 89 100 110 132 150 165 178 220 267 275 300 330 356 445 534 550 660 825 890 979 1,068 1,100 1,335 1,650 1,780 1,958 2,225 2,670 2,937 3,300 3,916 4,450 4,895 5,340 5,874 6,675 8,900 9,790 11,748 13,350 14,685 19,580 24,475 26,700 29,370 48,950 58,740 73,425 97,900 146,850 and 293,700, with no remainder.

Since 293,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 293,700, 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).