Q: Is 33,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 33,600 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 33,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 25 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 50 56 60 64 70 75 80 84 96 100 105 112 120 140 150 160 168 175 192 200 210 224 240 280 300 320 336 350 400 420 448 480 525 560 600 672 700 800 840 960 1,050 1,120 1,200 1,344 1,400 1,600 1,680 2,100 2,240 2,400 2,800 3,360 4,200 4,800 5,600 6,720 8,400 11,200 16,800 and 33,600, with no remainder.

Since 33,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 33,600, 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).