Q: Is 233,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 233,700 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 233,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 25 30 38 41 50 57 60 75 76 82 95 100 114 123 150 164 190 205 228 246 285 300 380 410 475 492 570 615 779 820 950 1,025 1,140 1,230 1,425 1,558 1,900 2,050 2,337 2,460 2,850 3,075 3,116 3,895 4,100 4,674 5,700 6,150 7,790 9,348 11,685 12,300 15,580 19,475 23,370 38,950 46,740 58,425 77,900 116,850 and 233,700, with no remainder.

Since 233,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 233,700, 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).