Q: Is 111,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 111,600 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 111,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 31 36 40 45 48 50 60 62 72 75 80 90 93 100 120 124 144 150 155 180 186 200 225 240 248 279 300 310 360 372 400 450 465 496 558 600 620 720 744 775 900 930 1,116 1,200 1,240 1,395 1,488 1,550 1,800 1,860 2,232 2,325 2,480 2,790 3,100 3,600 3,720 4,464 4,650 5,580 6,200 6,975 7,440 9,300 11,160 12,400 13,950 18,600 22,320 27,900 37,200 55,800 and 111,600, with no remainder.

Since 111,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 111,600, 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).