Q: Is 262,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 262,200 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 262,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 19 20 23 24 25 30 38 40 46 50 57 60 69 75 76 92 95 100 114 115 120 138 150 152 184 190 200 228 230 276 285 300 345 380 437 456 460 475 552 570 575 600 690 760 874 920 950 1,140 1,150 1,311 1,380 1,425 1,725 1,748 1,900 2,185 2,280 2,300 2,622 2,760 2,850 3,450 3,496 3,800 4,370 4,600 5,244 5,700 6,555 6,900 8,740 10,488 10,925 11,400 13,110 13,800 17,480 21,850 26,220 32,775 43,700 52,440 65,550 87,400 131,100 and 262,200, with no remainder.

Since 262,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,200, 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).