Q: Is 88,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 88,400 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 88,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 17 20 25 26 34 40 50 52 65 68 80 85 100 104 130 136 170 200 208 221 260 272 325 340 400 425 442 520 650 680 850 884 1,040 1,105 1,300 1,360 1,700 1,768 2,210 2,600 3,400 3,536 4,420 5,200 5,525 6,800 8,840 11,050 17,680 22,100 44,200 and 88,400, with no remainder.

Since 88,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 88,400, 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).