Q: Is 172,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 172,200 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 172,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 40 41 42 50 56 60 70 75 82 84 100 105 120 123 140 150 164 168 175 200 205 210 246 280 287 300 328 350 410 420 492 525 574 600 615 700 820 840 861 984 1,025 1,050 1,148 1,230 1,400 1,435 1,640 1,722 2,050 2,100 2,296 2,460 2,870 3,075 3,444 4,100 4,200 4,305 4,920 5,740 6,150 6,888 7,175 8,200 8,610 11,480 12,300 14,350 17,220 21,525 24,600 28,700 34,440 43,050 57,400 86,100 and 172,200, with no remainder.

Since 172,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,200, 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).