Q: Is 196,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 196,800 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 196,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 41 48 50 60 64 75 80 82 96 100 120 123 150 160 164 192 200 205 240 246 300 320 328 400 410 480 492 600 615 656 800 820 960 984 1,025 1,200 1,230 1,312 1,600 1,640 1,968 2,050 2,400 2,460 2,624 3,075 3,280 3,936 4,100 4,800 4,920 6,150 6,560 7,872 8,200 9,840 12,300 13,120 16,400 19,680 24,600 32,800 39,360 49,200 65,600 98,400 and 196,800, with no remainder.

Since 196,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 196,800, 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).