Q: Is 288,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 288,200 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 288,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 88 100 110 131 200 220 262 275 440 524 550 655 1,048 1,100 1,310 1,441 2,200 2,620 2,882 3,275 5,240 5,764 6,550 7,205 11,528 13,100 14,410 26,200 28,820 36,025 57,640 72,050 144,100 and 288,200, with no remainder.

Since 288,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 288,200, 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).