Q: Is 139,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 139,200 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 139,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 29 30 32 40 48 50 58 60 64 75 80 87 96 100 116 120 145 150 160 174 192 200 232 240 290 300 320 348 400 435 464 480 580 600 696 725 800 870 928 960 1,160 1,200 1,392 1,450 1,600 1,740 1,856 2,175 2,320 2,400 2,784 2,900 3,480 4,350 4,640 4,800 5,568 5,800 6,960 8,700 9,280 11,600 13,920 17,400 23,200 27,840 34,800 46,400 69,600 and 139,200, with no remainder.

Since 139,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,200, 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).