Q: Is 222,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 222,000 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 222,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 37 40 48 50 60 74 75 80 100 111 120 125 148 150 185 200 222 240 250 296 300 370 375 400 444 500 555 592 600 740 750 888 925 1,000 1,110 1,200 1,480 1,500 1,776 1,850 2,000 2,220 2,775 2,960 3,000 3,700 4,440 4,625 5,550 6,000 7,400 8,880 9,250 11,100 13,875 14,800 18,500 22,200 27,750 37,000 44,400 55,500 74,000 111,000 and 222,000, with no remainder.

Since 222,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 222,000, 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).