Q: Is 112,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 112,800 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 112,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 47 48 50 60 75 80 94 96 100 120 141 150 160 188 200 235 240 282 300 376 400 470 480 564 600 705 752 800 940 1,128 1,175 1,200 1,410 1,504 1,880 2,256 2,350 2,400 2,820 3,525 3,760 4,512 4,700 5,640 7,050 7,520 9,400 11,280 14,100 18,800 22,560 28,200 37,600 56,400 and 112,800, with no remainder.

Since 112,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 112,800, 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).