Q: Is 295,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 295,200 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 295,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 32 36 40 41 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 82 90 96 100 120 123 144 150 160 164 180 200 205 225 240 246 288 300 328 360 369 400 410 450 480 492 600 615 656 720 738 800 820 900 984 1,025 1,200 1,230 1,312 1,440 1,476 1,640 1,800 1,845 1,968 2,050 2,400 2,460 2,952 3,075 3,280 3,600 3,690 3,936 4,100 4,920 5,904 6,150 6,560 7,200 7,380 8,200 9,225 9,840 11,808 12,300 14,760 16,400 18,450 19,680 24,600 29,520 32,800 36,900 49,200 59,040 73,800 98,400 147,600 and 295,200, with no remainder.

Since 295,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 295,200, 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).