Q: Is 165,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 165,200 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 165,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 59 70 80 100 112 118 140 175 200 236 280 295 350 400 413 472 560 590 700 826 944 1,180 1,400 1,475 1,652 2,065 2,360 2,800 2,950 3,304 4,130 4,720 5,900 6,608 8,260 10,325 11,800 16,520 20,650 23,600 33,040 41,300 82,600 and 165,200, with no remainder.

Since 165,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 165,200, 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).