Q: Is 531,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 531,200 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 531,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 83 100 128 160 166 200 256 320 332 400 415 640 664 800 830 1,280 1,328 1,600 1,660 2,075 2,656 3,200 3,320 4,150 5,312 6,400 6,640 8,300 10,624 13,280 16,600 21,248 26,560 33,200 53,120 66,400 106,240 132,800 265,600 and 531,200, with no remainder.

Since 531,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 531,200, 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).