Q: Is 29,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 29,400 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 29,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 40 42 49 50 56 60 70 75 84 98 100 105 120 140 147 150 168 175 196 200 210 245 280 294 300 350 392 420 490 525 588 600 700 735 840 980 1,050 1,176 1,225 1,400 1,470 1,960 2,100 2,450 2,940 3,675 4,200 4,900 5,880 7,350 9,800 14,700 and 29,400, with no remainder.

Since 29,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 29,400, 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).