Q: Is 294,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 294,300 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 294,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 90 100 108 109 135 150 180 218 225 270 300 327 436 450 540 545 654 675 900 981 1,090 1,308 1,350 1,635 1,962 2,180 2,700 2,725 2,943 3,270 3,924 4,905 5,450 5,886 6,540 8,175 9,810 10,900 11,772 14,715 16,350 19,620 24,525 29,430 32,700 49,050 58,860 73,575 98,100 147,150 and 294,300, with no remainder.

Since 294,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 294,300, 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).