Q: Is 256,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 256,800 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 256,800 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 96 100 107 120 150 160 200 214 240 300 321 400 428 480 535 600 642 800 856 1,070 1,200 1,284 1,605 1,712 2,140 2,400 2,568 2,675 3,210 3,424 4,280 5,136 5,350 6,420 8,025 8,560 10,272 10,700 12,840 16,050 17,120 21,400 25,680 32,100 42,800 51,360 64,200 85,600 128,400 and 256,800, with no remainder.

Since 256,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 256,800, 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).