Q: Is 265,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 265,200 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 265,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 17 20 24 25 26 30 34 39 40 48 50 51 52 60 65 68 75 78 80 85 100 102 104 120 130 136 150 156 170 195 200 204 208 221 240 255 260 272 300 312 325 340 390 400 408 425 442 510 520 600 624 650 663 680 780 816 850 884 975 1,020 1,040 1,105 1,200 1,275 1,300 1,326 1,360 1,560 1,700 1,768 1,950 2,040 2,210 2,550 2,600 2,652 3,120 3,315 3,400 3,536 3,900 4,080 4,420 5,100 5,200 5,304 5,525 6,630 6,800 7,800 8,840 10,200 10,608 11,050 13,260 15,600 16,575 17,680 20,400 22,100 26,520 33,150 44,200 53,040 66,300 88,400 132,600 and 265,200, with no remainder.

Since 265,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 265,200, 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).