Q: Is 154,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 154,800 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 154,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 43 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 86 90 100 120 129 144 150 172 180 200 215 225 240 258 300 344 360 387 400 430 450 516 600 645 688 720 774 860 900 1,032 1,075 1,200 1,290 1,548 1,720 1,800 1,935 2,064 2,150 2,580 3,096 3,225 3,440 3,600 3,870 4,300 5,160 6,192 6,450 7,740 8,600 9,675 10,320 12,900 15,480 17,200 19,350 25,800 30,960 38,700 51,600 77,400 and 154,800, with no remainder.

Since 154,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 154,800, 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).