Q: Is 247,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 247,200 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 247,200 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 96 100 103 120 150 160 200 206 240 300 309 400 412 480 515 600 618 800 824 1,030 1,200 1,236 1,545 1,648 2,060 2,400 2,472 2,575 3,090 3,296 4,120 4,944 5,150 6,180 7,725 8,240 9,888 10,300 12,360 15,450 16,480 20,600 24,720 30,900 41,200 49,440 61,800 82,400 123,600 and 247,200, with no remainder.

Since 247,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 247,200, 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).