Q: Is 148,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 148,200 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 148,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 19 20 24 25 26 30 38 39 40 50 52 57 60 65 75 76 78 95 100 104 114 120 130 150 152 156 190 195 200 228 247 260 285 300 312 325 380 390 456 475 494 520 570 600 650 741 760 780 950 975 988 1,140 1,235 1,300 1,425 1,482 1,560 1,900 1,950 1,976 2,280 2,470 2,600 2,850 2,964 3,705 3,800 3,900 4,940 5,700 5,928 6,175 7,410 7,800 9,880 11,400 12,350 14,820 18,525 24,700 29,640 37,050 49,400 74,100 and 148,200, with no remainder.

Since 148,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 148,200, 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).