Q: Is 317,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 317,200 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 317,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 40 50 52 61 65 80 100 104 122 130 200 208 244 260 305 325 400 488 520 610 650 793 976 1,040 1,220 1,300 1,525 1,586 2,440 2,600 3,050 3,172 3,965 4,880 5,200 6,100 6,344 7,930 12,200 12,688 15,860 19,825 24,400 31,720 39,650 63,440 79,300 158,600 and 317,200, with no remainder.

Since 317,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 317,200, 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).