Q: Is 239,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 239,200 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 239,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 23 25 26 32 40 46 50 52 65 80 92 100 104 115 130 160 184 200 208 230 260 299 325 368 400 416 460 520 575 598 650 736 800 920 1,040 1,150 1,196 1,300 1,495 1,840 2,080 2,300 2,392 2,600 2,990 3,680 4,600 4,784 5,200 5,980 7,475 9,200 9,568 10,400 11,960 14,950 18,400 23,920 29,900 47,840 59,800 119,600 and 239,200, with no remainder.

Since 239,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 239,200, 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).