Q: Is 299,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 299,880 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 299,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 17 18 20 21 24 28 30 34 35 36 40 42 45 49 51 56 60 63 68 70 72 84 85 90 98 102 105 119 120 126 136 140 147 153 168 170 180 196 204 210 238 245 252 255 280 294 306 315 340 357 360 392 408 420 441 476 490 504 510 588 595 612 630 680 714 735 765 833 840 882 952 980 1,020 1,071 1,176 1,190 1,224 1,260 1,428 1,470 1,530 1,666 1,764 1,785 1,960 2,040 2,142 2,205 2,380 2,499 2,520 2,856 2,940 3,060 3,332 3,528 3,570 4,165 4,284 4,410 4,760 4,998 5,355 5,880 6,120 6,664 7,140 7,497 8,330 8,568 8,820 9,996 10,710 12,495 14,280 14,994 16,660 17,640 19,992 21,420 24,990 29,988 33,320 37,485 42,840 49,980 59,976 74,970 99,960 149,940 and 299,880, with no remainder.

Since 299,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 299,880, 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).