Q: Is 283,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 283,200 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 283,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 59 60 64 75 80 96 100 118 120 150 160 177 192 200 236 240 295 300 320 354 400 472 480 590 600 708 800 885 944 960 1,180 1,200 1,416 1,475 1,600 1,770 1,888 2,360 2,400 2,832 2,950 3,540 3,776 4,425 4,720 4,800 5,664 5,900 7,080 8,850 9,440 11,328 11,800 14,160 17,700 18,880 23,600 28,320 35,400 47,200 56,640 70,800 94,400 141,600 and 283,200, with no remainder.

Since 283,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 283,200, 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).