Q: Is 248,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 248,400 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 248,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 23 24 25 27 30 36 40 45 46 48 50 54 60 69 72 75 80 90 92 100 108 115 120 135 138 144 150 180 184 200 207 216 225 230 240 270 276 300 345 360 368 400 414 432 450 460 540 552 575 600 621 675 690 720 828 900 920 1,035 1,080 1,104 1,150 1,200 1,242 1,350 1,380 1,656 1,725 1,800 1,840 2,070 2,160 2,300 2,484 2,700 2,760 3,105 3,312 3,450 3,600 4,140 4,600 4,968 5,175 5,400 5,520 6,210 6,900 8,280 9,200 9,936 10,350 10,800 12,420 13,800 15,525 16,560 20,700 24,840 27,600 31,050 41,400 49,680 62,100 82,800 124,200 and 248,400, with no remainder.

Since 248,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,400, 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).