Q: Is 338,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 338,800 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 338,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 16 20 22 25 28 35 40 44 50 55 56 70 77 80 88 100 110 112 121 140 154 175 176 200 220 242 275 280 308 350 385 400 440 484 550 560 605 616 700 770 847 880 968 1,100 1,210 1,232 1,400 1,540 1,694 1,925 1,936 2,200 2,420 2,800 3,025 3,080 3,388 3,850 4,235 4,400 4,840 6,050 6,160 6,776 7,700 8,470 9,680 12,100 13,552 15,400 16,940 21,175 24,200 30,800 33,880 42,350 48,400 67,760 84,700 169,400 and 338,800, with no remainder.

Since 338,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 338,800, 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).