Q: Is 296,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 296,800 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 296,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 53 56 70 80 100 106 112 140 160 175 200 212 224 265 280 350 371 400 424 530 560 700 742 800 848 1,060 1,120 1,325 1,400 1,484 1,696 1,855 2,120 2,650 2,800 2,968 3,710 4,240 5,300 5,600 5,936 7,420 8,480 9,275 10,600 11,872 14,840 18,550 21,200 29,680 37,100 42,400 59,360 74,200 148,400 and 296,800, with no remainder.

Since 296,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 296,800, 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).