Q: Is 295,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 295,800 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 295,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 17 20 24 25 29 30 34 40 50 51 58 60 68 75 85 87 100 102 116 120 136 145 150 170 174 200 204 232 255 290 300 340 348 408 425 435 493 510 580 600 680 696 725 850 870 986 1,020 1,160 1,275 1,450 1,479 1,700 1,740 1,972 2,040 2,175 2,465 2,550 2,900 2,958 3,400 3,480 3,944 4,350 4,930 5,100 5,800 5,916 7,395 8,700 9,860 10,200 11,832 12,325 14,790 17,400 19,720 24,650 29,580 36,975 49,300 59,160 73,950 98,600 147,900 and 295,800, with no remainder.

Since 295,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 295,800, 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).