Q: Is 59,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 59,400 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 59,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 24 25 27 30 33 36 40 44 45 50 54 55 60 66 72 75 88 90 99 100 108 110 120 132 135 150 165 180 198 200 216 220 225 264 270 275 297 300 330 360 396 440 450 495 540 550 594 600 660 675 792 825 900 990 1,080 1,100 1,188 1,320 1,350 1,485 1,650 1,800 1,980 2,200 2,376 2,475 2,700 2,970 3,300 3,960 4,950 5,400 5,940 6,600 7,425 9,900 11,880 14,850 19,800 29,700 and 59,400, with no remainder.

Since 59,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,400, 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).