Q: Is 299,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 299,460 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 299,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 23 28 30 31 35 42 46 60 62 69 70 84 92 93 105 115 124 138 140 155 161 186 210 217 230 276 310 322 345 372 420 434 460 465 483 620 644 651 690 713 805 868 930 966 1,085 1,302 1,380 1,426 1,610 1,860 1,932 2,139 2,170 2,415 2,604 2,852 3,220 3,255 3,565 4,278 4,340 4,830 4,991 6,510 7,130 8,556 9,660 9,982 10,695 13,020 14,260 14,973 19,964 21,390 24,955 29,946 42,780 49,910 59,892 74,865 99,820 149,730 and 299,460, with no remainder.

Since 299,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 299,460, 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).