Q: Is 151,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 151,200 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 151,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 25 27 28 30 32 35 36 40 42 45 48 50 54 56 60 63 70 72 75 80 84 90 96 100 105 108 112 120 126 135 140 144 150 160 168 175 180 189 200 210 216 224 225 240 252 270 280 288 300 315 336 350 360 378 400 420 432 450 480 504 525 540 560 600 630 672 675 700 720 756 800 840 864 900 945 1,008 1,050 1,080 1,120 1,200 1,260 1,350 1,400 1,440 1,512 1,575 1,680 1,800 1,890 2,016 2,100 2,160 2,400 2,520 2,700 2,800 3,024 3,150 3,360 3,600 3,780 4,200 4,320 4,725 5,040 5,400 5,600 6,048 6,300 7,200 7,560 8,400 9,450 10,080 10,800 12,600 15,120 16,800 18,900 21,600 25,200 30,240 37,800 50,400 75,600 and 151,200, with no remainder.

Since 151,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 151,200, 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).