Q: Is 202,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 202,800 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 202,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 25 26 30 39 40 48 50 52 60 65 75 78 80 100 104 120 130 150 156 169 195 200 208 240 260 300 312 325 338 390 400 507 520 600 624 650 676 780 845 975 1,014 1,040 1,200 1,300 1,352 1,560 1,690 1,950 2,028 2,535 2,600 2,704 3,120 3,380 3,900 4,056 4,225 5,070 5,200 6,760 7,800 8,112 8,450 10,140 12,675 13,520 15,600 16,900 20,280 25,350 33,800 40,560 50,700 67,600 101,400 and 202,800, with no remainder.

Since 202,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 202,800, 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).