Q: Is 357,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 357,200 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 357,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 25 38 40 47 50 76 80 94 95 100 152 188 190 200 235 304 376 380 400 470 475 752 760 893 940 950 1,175 1,520 1,786 1,880 1,900 2,350 3,572 3,760 3,800 4,465 4,700 7,144 7,600 8,930 9,400 14,288 17,860 18,800 22,325 35,720 44,650 71,440 89,300 178,600 and 357,200, with no remainder.

Since 357,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 357,200, 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).