Q: Is 296,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 296,100 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 296,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 25 28 30 35 36 42 45 47 50 60 63 70 75 84 90 94 100 105 126 140 141 150 175 180 188 210 225 235 252 282 300 315 329 350 420 423 450 470 525 564 630 658 700 705 846 900 940 987 1,050 1,175 1,260 1,316 1,410 1,575 1,645 1,692 1,974 2,100 2,115 2,350 2,820 2,961 3,150 3,290 3,525 3,948 4,230 4,700 4,935 5,922 6,300 6,580 7,050 8,225 8,460 9,870 10,575 11,844 14,100 14,805 16,450 19,740 21,150 24,675 29,610 32,900 42,300 49,350 59,220 74,025 98,700 148,050 and 296,100, with no remainder.

Since 296,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,100, 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).