Q: Is 147,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 147,600 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 147,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 41 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 82 90 100 120 123 144 150 164 180 200 205 225 240 246 300 328 360 369 400 410 450 492 600 615 656 720 738 820 900 984 1,025 1,200 1,230 1,476 1,640 1,800 1,845 1,968 2,050 2,460 2,952 3,075 3,280 3,600 3,690 4,100 4,920 5,904 6,150 7,380 8,200 9,225 9,840 12,300 14,760 16,400 18,450 24,600 29,520 36,900 49,200 73,800 and 147,600, with no remainder.

Since 147,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,600, 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).