Q: Is 223,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 223,200 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 223,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 31 32 36 40 45 48 50 60 62 72 75 80 90 93 96 100 120 124 144 150 155 160 180 186 200 225 240 248 279 288 300 310 360 372 400 450 465 480 496 558 600 620 720 744 775 800 900 930 992 1,116 1,200 1,240 1,395 1,440 1,488 1,550 1,800 1,860 2,232 2,325 2,400 2,480 2,790 2,976 3,100 3,600 3,720 4,464 4,650 4,960 5,580 6,200 6,975 7,200 7,440 8,928 9,300 11,160 12,400 13,950 14,880 18,600 22,320 24,800 27,900 37,200 44,640 55,800 74,400 111,600 and 223,200, with no remainder.

Since 223,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 223,200, 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).