Q: Is 235,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 235,200 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 235,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 25 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 49 50 56 60 64 70 75 80 84 96 98 100 105 112 120 140 147 150 160 168 175 192 196 200 210 224 240 245 280 294 300 320 336 350 392 400 420 448 480 490 525 560 588 600 672 700 735 784 800 840 960 980 1,050 1,120 1,176 1,200 1,225 1,344 1,400 1,470 1,568 1,600 1,680 1,960 2,100 2,240 2,352 2,400 2,450 2,800 2,940 3,136 3,360 3,675 3,920 4,200 4,704 4,800 4,900 5,600 5,880 6,720 7,350 7,840 8,400 9,408 9,800 11,200 11,760 14,700 15,680 16,800 19,600 23,520 29,400 33,600 39,200 47,040 58,800 78,400 117,600 and 235,200, with no remainder.

Since 235,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 235,200, 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).