Q: Is 263,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 263,200 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 263,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 47 50 56 70 80 94 100 112 140 160 175 188 200 224 235 280 329 350 376 400 470 560 658 700 752 800 940 1,120 1,175 1,316 1,400 1,504 1,645 1,880 2,350 2,632 2,800 3,290 3,760 4,700 5,264 5,600 6,580 7,520 8,225 9,400 10,528 13,160 16,450 18,800 26,320 32,900 37,600 52,640 65,800 131,600 and 263,200, with no remainder.

Since 263,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 263,200, 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).