Q: Is 289,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 289,200 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 289,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 241 300 400 482 600 723 964 1,200 1,205 1,446 1,928 2,410 2,892 3,615 3,856 4,820 5,784 6,025 7,230 9,640 11,568 12,050 14,460 18,075 19,280 24,100 28,920 36,150 48,200 57,840 72,300 96,400 144,600 and 289,200, with no remainder.

Since 289,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 289,200, 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).