Q: Is 294,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 294,120 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 294,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 24 30 36 38 40 43 45 57 60 72 76 86 90 95 114 120 129 152 171 172 180 190 215 228 258 285 342 344 360 380 387 430 456 516 570 645 684 760 774 817 855 860 1,032 1,140 1,290 1,368 1,548 1,634 1,710 1,720 1,935 2,280 2,451 2,580 3,096 3,268 3,420 3,870 4,085 4,902 5,160 6,536 6,840 7,353 7,740 8,170 9,804 12,255 14,706 15,480 16,340 19,608 24,510 29,412 32,680 36,765 49,020 58,824 73,530 98,040 147,060 and 294,120, with no remainder.

Since 294,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 294,120, 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).