Q: Is 339,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 339,900 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 339,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 66 75 100 103 110 132 150 165 206 220 275 300 309 330 412 515 550 618 660 825 1,030 1,100 1,133 1,236 1,545 1,650 2,060 2,266 2,575 3,090 3,300 3,399 4,532 5,150 5,665 6,180 6,798 7,725 10,300 11,330 13,596 15,450 16,995 22,660 28,325 30,900 33,990 56,650 67,980 84,975 113,300 169,950 and 339,900, with no remainder.

Since 339,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 339,900, 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).