Q: Is 243,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 243,200 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 243,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 25 32 38 40 50 64 76 80 95 100 128 152 160 190 200 256 304 320 380 400 475 512 608 640 760 800 950 1,216 1,280 1,520 1,600 1,900 2,432 2,560 3,040 3,200 3,800 4,864 6,080 6,400 7,600 9,728 12,160 12,800 15,200 24,320 30,400 48,640 60,800 121,600 and 243,200, with no remainder.

Since 243,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,200, 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).