Q: Is 100,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 100,800 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 100,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 25 28 30 32 35 36 40 42 45 48 50 56 60 63 64 70 72 75 80 84 90 96 100 105 112 120 126 140 144 150 160 168 175 180 192 200 210 224 225 240 252 280 288 300 315 320 336 350 360 400 420 448 450 480 504 525 560 576 600 630 672 700 720 800 840 900 960 1,008 1,050 1,120 1,200 1,260 1,344 1,400 1,440 1,575 1,600 1,680 1,800 2,016 2,100 2,240 2,400 2,520 2,800 2,880 3,150 3,360 3,600 4,032 4,200 4,800 5,040 5,600 6,300 6,720 7,200 8,400 10,080 11,200 12,600 14,400 16,800 20,160 25,200 33,600 50,400 and 100,800, with no remainder.

Since 100,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,800, 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).