Q: Is 19,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 19,200 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 19,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 64 75 80 96 100 120 128 150 160 192 200 240 256 300 320 384 400 480 600 640 768 800 960 1,200 1,280 1,600 1,920 2,400 3,200 3,840 4,800 6,400 9,600 and 19,200, with no remainder.

Since 19,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 19,200, 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).