Q: Is 49,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 49,200 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 49,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 41 48 50 60 75 80 82 100 120 123 150 164 200 205 240 246 300 328 400 410 492 600 615 656 820 984 1,025 1,200 1,230 1,640 1,968 2,050 2,460 3,075 3,280 4,100 4,920 6,150 8,200 9,840 12,300 16,400 24,600 and 49,200, with no remainder.

Since 49,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 49,200, 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).