Q: Is 316,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 316,200 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 316,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 17 20 24 25 30 31 34 40 50 51 60 62 68 75 85 93 100 102 120 124 136 150 155 170 186 200 204 248 255 300 310 340 372 408 425 465 510 527 600 620 680 744 775 850 930 1,020 1,054 1,240 1,275 1,550 1,581 1,700 1,860 2,040 2,108 2,325 2,550 2,635 3,100 3,162 3,400 3,720 4,216 4,650 5,100 5,270 6,200 6,324 7,905 9,300 10,200 10,540 12,648 13,175 15,810 18,600 21,080 26,350 31,620 39,525 52,700 63,240 79,050 105,400 158,100 and 316,200, with no remainder.

Since 316,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 316,200, 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).