Q: Is 285,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 285,200 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 285,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 25 31 40 46 50 62 80 92 100 115 124 155 184 200 230 248 310 368 400 460 496 575 620 713 775 920 1,150 1,240 1,426 1,550 1,840 2,300 2,480 2,852 3,100 3,565 4,600 5,704 6,200 7,130 9,200 11,408 12,400 14,260 17,825 28,520 35,650 57,040 71,300 142,600 and 285,200, with no remainder.

Since 285,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 285,200, 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).