Q: Is 523,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 523,200 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 523,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 64 75 80 96 100 109 120 150 160 192 200 218 240 300 320 327 400 436 480 545 600 654 800 872 960 1,090 1,200 1,308 1,600 1,635 1,744 2,180 2,400 2,616 2,725 3,270 3,488 4,360 4,800 5,232 5,450 6,540 6,976 8,175 8,720 10,464 10,900 13,080 16,350 17,440 20,928 21,800 26,160 32,700 34,880 43,600 52,320 65,400 87,200 104,640 130,800 174,400 261,600 and 523,200, with no remainder.

Since 523,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 523,200, 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).