Q: Is 51,200 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 51,200 is a composite number.

Why is 51,200 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 51,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 128 160 200 256 320 400 512 640 800 1,024 1,280 1,600 2,048 2,560 3,200 5,120 6,400 10,240 12,800 25,600 and 51,200, with no remainder.

Since 51,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 51,200, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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