Q: Is 217,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 217,200 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 217,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 181 200 240 300 362 400 543 600 724 905 1,086 1,200 1,448 1,810 2,172 2,715 2,896 3,620 4,344 4,525 5,430 7,240 8,688 9,050 10,860 13,575 14,480 18,100 21,720 27,150 36,200 43,440 54,300 72,400 108,600 and 217,200, with no remainder.

Since 217,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 217,200, 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).