Q: Is 232,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 232,800 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 232,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 97 100 120 150 160 194 200 240 291 300 388 400 480 485 582 600 776 800 970 1,164 1,200 1,455 1,552 1,940 2,328 2,400 2,425 2,910 3,104 3,880 4,656 4,850 5,820 7,275 7,760 9,312 9,700 11,640 14,550 15,520 19,400 23,280 29,100 38,800 46,560 58,200 77,600 116,400 and 232,800, with no remainder.

Since 232,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 232,800, 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).