Q: Is 224,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 224,000 is a composite number.

Why is 224,000 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 224,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 56 64 70 80 100 112 125 128 140 160 175 200 224 250 256 280 320 350 400 448 500 560 640 700 800 875 896 1,000 1,120 1,280 1,400 1,600 1,750 1,792 2,000 2,240 2,800 3,200 3,500 4,000 4,480 5,600 6,400 7,000 8,000 8,960 11,200 14,000 16,000 22,400 28,000 32,000 44,800 56,000 112,000 and 224,000, with no remainder.

Since 224,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 224,000, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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