Q: Is 314,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 314,400 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 314,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 120 131 150 160 200 240 262 300 393 400 480 524 600 655 786 800 1,048 1,200 1,310 1,572 1,965 2,096 2,400 2,620 3,144 3,275 3,930 4,192 5,240 6,288 6,550 7,860 9,825 10,480 12,576 13,100 15,720 19,650 20,960 26,200 31,440 39,300 52,400 62,880 78,600 104,800 157,200 and 314,400, with no remainder.

Since 314,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 314,400, 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).