Q: Is 153,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 153,600 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 153,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 64 75 80 96 100 120 128 150 160 192 200 240 256 300 320 384 400 480 512 600 640 768 800 960 1,024 1,200 1,280 1,536 1,600 1,920 2,048 2,400 2,560 3,072 3,200 3,840 4,800 5,120 6,144 6,400 7,680 9,600 10,240 12,800 15,360 19,200 25,600 30,720 38,400 51,200 76,800 and 153,600, with no remainder.

Since 153,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 153,600, 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).