Q: Is 137,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 137,200 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 137,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 49 50 56 70 80 98 100 112 140 175 196 200 245 280 343 350 392 400 490 560 686 700 784 980 1,225 1,372 1,400 1,715 1,960 2,450 2,744 2,800 3,430 3,920 4,900 5,488 6,860 8,575 9,800 13,720 17,150 19,600 27,440 34,300 68,600 and 137,200, with no remainder.

Since 137,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,200, 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).