Q: Is 233,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 233,200 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 233,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 40 44 50 53 55 80 88 100 106 110 176 200 212 220 265 275 400 424 440 530 550 583 848 880 1,060 1,100 1,166 1,325 2,120 2,200 2,332 2,650 2,915 4,240 4,400 4,664 5,300 5,830 9,328 10,600 11,660 14,575 21,200 23,320 29,150 46,640 58,300 116,600 and 233,200, with no remainder.

Since 233,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 233,200, 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).