Q: Is 292,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 292,800 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 292,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 61 64 75 80 96 100 120 122 150 160 183 192 200 240 244 300 305 320 366 400 480 488 600 610 732 800 915 960 976 1,200 1,220 1,464 1,525 1,600 1,830 1,952 2,400 2,440 2,928 3,050 3,660 3,904 4,575 4,800 4,880 5,856 6,100 7,320 9,150 9,760 11,712 12,200 14,640 18,300 19,520 24,400 29,280 36,600 48,800 58,560 73,200 97,600 146,400 and 292,800, with no remainder.

Since 292,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 292,800, 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).