Q: Is 286,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 286,000 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 286,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 13 16 20 22 25 26 40 44 50 52 55 65 80 88 100 104 110 125 130 143 176 200 208 220 250 260 275 286 325 400 440 500 520 550 572 650 715 880 1,000 1,040 1,100 1,144 1,300 1,375 1,430 1,625 2,000 2,200 2,288 2,600 2,750 2,860 3,250 3,575 4,400 5,200 5,500 5,720 6,500 7,150 11,000 11,440 13,000 14,300 17,875 22,000 26,000 28,600 35,750 57,200 71,500 143,000 and 286,000, with no remainder.

Since 286,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 286,000, 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).