Q: Is 14,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,400 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 14,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 32 36 40 45 48 50 60 64 72 75 80 90 96 100 120 144 150 160 180 192 200 225 240 288 300 320 360 400 450 480 576 600 720 800 900 960 1,200 1,440 1,600 1,800 2,400 2,880 3,600 4,800 7,200 and 14,400, with no remainder.

Since 14,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,400, 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).