Q: Is 297,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 297,600 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 297,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 31 32 40 48 50 60 62 64 75 80 93 96 100 120 124 128 150 155 160 186 192 200 240 248 300 310 320 372 384 400 465 480 496 600 620 640 744 775 800 930 960 992 1,200 1,240 1,488 1,550 1,600 1,860 1,920 1,984 2,325 2,400 2,480 2,976 3,100 3,200 3,720 3,968 4,650 4,800 4,960 5,952 6,200 7,440 9,300 9,600 9,920 11,904 12,400 14,880 18,600 19,840 24,800 29,760 37,200 49,600 59,520 74,400 99,200 148,800 and 297,600, with no remainder.

Since 297,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 297,600, 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).