Q: Is 181,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 181,200 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 181,200 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 80 100 120 150 151 200 240 300 302 400 453 600 604 755 906 1,200 1,208 1,510 1,812 2,265 2,416 3,020 3,624 3,775 4,530 6,040 7,248 7,550 9,060 11,325 12,080 15,100 18,120 22,650 30,200 36,240 45,300 60,400 90,600 and 181,200, with no remainder.

Since 181,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 181,200, 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).