Q: Is 305,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 305,200 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 305,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 109 112 140 175 200 218 280 350 400 436 545 560 700 763 872 1,090 1,400 1,526 1,744 2,180 2,725 2,800 3,052 3,815 4,360 5,450 6,104 7,630 8,720 10,900 12,208 15,260 19,075 21,800 30,520 38,150 43,600 61,040 76,300 152,600 and 305,200, with no remainder.

Since 305,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 305,200, 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).