Q: Is 67,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 67,200 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 67,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 25 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 50 56 60 64 70 75 80 84 96 100 105 112 120 128 140 150 160 168 175 192 200 210 224 240 280 300 320 336 350 384 400 420 448 480 525 560 600 640 672 700 800 840 896 960 1,050 1,120 1,200 1,344 1,400 1,600 1,680 1,920 2,100 2,240 2,400 2,688 2,800 3,200 3,360 4,200 4,480 4,800 5,600 6,720 8,400 9,600 11,200 13,440 16,800 22,400 33,600 and 67,200, with no remainder.

Since 67,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 67,200, 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).