Q: Is 98,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 98,400 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 98,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 41 48 50 60 75 80 82 96 100 120 123 150 160 164 200 205 240 246 300 328 400 410 480 492 600 615 656 800 820 984 1,025 1,200 1,230 1,312 1,640 1,968 2,050 2,400 2,460 3,075 3,280 3,936 4,100 4,920 6,150 6,560 8,200 9,840 12,300 16,400 19,680 24,600 32,800 49,200 and 98,400, with no remainder.

Since 98,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,400, 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).