Q: Is 61,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 61,200 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 61,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 17 18 20 24 25 30 34 36 40 45 48 50 51 60 68 72 75 80 85 90 100 102 120 136 144 150 153 170 180 200 204 225 240 255 272 300 306 340 360 400 408 425 450 510 600 612 680 720 765 816 850 900 1,020 1,200 1,224 1,275 1,360 1,530 1,700 1,800 2,040 2,448 2,550 3,060 3,400 3,600 3,825 4,080 5,100 6,120 6,800 7,650 10,200 12,240 15,300 20,400 30,600 and 61,200, with no remainder.

Since 61,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 61,200, 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).