Q: Is 299,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 299,040 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 299,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 89 96 105 112 120 140 160 168 178 210 224 240 267 280 336 356 420 445 480 534 560 623 672 712 840 890 1,068 1,120 1,246 1,335 1,424 1,680 1,780 1,869 2,136 2,492 2,670 2,848 3,115 3,360 3,560 3,738 4,272 4,984 5,340 6,230 7,120 7,476 8,544 9,345 9,968 10,680 12,460 14,240 14,952 18,690 19,936 21,360 24,920 29,904 37,380 42,720 49,840 59,808 74,760 99,680 149,520 and 299,040, with no remainder.

Since 299,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 299,040, 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).