Q: Is 199,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 199,200 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 199,200 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 75 80 83 96 100 120 150 160 166 200 240 249 300 332 400 415 480 498 600 664 800 830 996 1,200 1,245 1,328 1,660 1,992 2,075 2,400 2,490 2,656 3,320 3,984 4,150 4,980 6,225 6,640 7,968 8,300 9,960 12,450 13,280 16,600 19,920 24,900 33,200 39,840 49,800 66,400 99,600 and 199,200, with no remainder.

Since 199,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 199,200, 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).