Q: Is 145,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 145,200 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 145,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 25 30 33 40 44 48 50 55 60 66 75 80 88 100 110 120 121 132 150 165 176 200 220 240 242 264 275 300 330 363 400 440 484 528 550 600 605 660 726 825 880 968 1,100 1,200 1,210 1,320 1,452 1,650 1,815 1,936 2,200 2,420 2,640 2,904 3,025 3,300 3,630 4,400 4,840 5,808 6,050 6,600 7,260 9,075 9,680 12,100 13,200 14,520 18,150 24,200 29,040 36,300 48,400 72,600 and 145,200, with no remainder.

Since 145,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 145,200, 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).