Q: Is 325,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 325,200 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 325,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 271 300 400 542 600 813 1,084 1,200 1,355 1,626 2,168 2,710 3,252 4,065 4,336 5,420 6,504 6,775 8,130 10,840 13,008 13,550 16,260 20,325 21,680 27,100 32,520 40,650 54,200 65,040 81,300 108,400 162,600 and 325,200, with no remainder.

Since 325,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 325,200, 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).