Q: Is 163,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 163,200 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 163,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 25 30 32 34 40 48 50 51 60 64 68 75 80 85 96 100 102 120 128 136 150 160 170 192 200 204 240 255 272 300 320 340 384 400 408 425 480 510 544 600 640 680 800 816 850 960 1,020 1,088 1,200 1,275 1,360 1,600 1,632 1,700 1,920 2,040 2,176 2,400 2,550 2,720 3,200 3,264 3,400 4,080 4,800 5,100 5,440 6,528 6,800 8,160 9,600 10,200 10,880 13,600 16,320 20,400 27,200 32,640 40,800 54,400 81,600 and 163,200, with no remainder.

Since 163,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,200, 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).