Q: Is 202,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 202,920 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 202,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 19 20 24 30 38 40 57 60 76 89 95 114 120 152 178 190 228 267 285 356 380 445 456 534 570 712 760 890 1,068 1,140 1,335 1,691 1,780 2,136 2,280 2,670 3,382 3,560 5,073 5,340 6,764 8,455 10,146 10,680 13,528 16,910 20,292 25,365 33,820 40,584 50,730 67,640 101,460 and 202,920, with no remainder.

Since 202,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 202,920, 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).