Q: Is 208,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 208,800 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 208,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 29 30 32 36 40 45 48 50 58 60 72 75 80 87 90 96 100 116 120 144 145 150 160 174 180 200 225 232 240 261 288 290 300 348 360 400 435 450 464 480 522 580 600 696 720 725 800 870 900 928 1,044 1,160 1,200 1,305 1,392 1,440 1,450 1,740 1,800 2,088 2,175 2,320 2,400 2,610 2,784 2,900 3,480 3,600 4,176 4,350 4,640 5,220 5,800 6,525 6,960 7,200 8,352 8,700 10,440 11,600 13,050 13,920 17,400 20,880 23,200 26,100 34,800 41,760 52,200 69,600 104,400 and 208,800, with no remainder.

Since 208,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 208,800, 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).