Q: Is 157,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 157,200 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 157,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 131 150 200 240 262 300 393 400 524 600 655 786 1,048 1,200 1,310 1,572 1,965 2,096 2,620 3,144 3,275 3,930 5,240 6,288 6,550 7,860 9,825 10,480 13,100 15,720 19,650 26,200 31,440 39,300 52,400 78,600 and 157,200, with no remainder.

Since 157,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,200, 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).