Q: Is 703,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 703,200 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 703,200 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 75 80 96 100 120 150 160 200 240 293 300 400 480 586 600 800 879 1,172 1,200 1,465 1,758 2,344 2,400 2,930 3,516 4,395 4,688 5,860 7,032 7,325 8,790 9,376 11,720 14,064 14,650 17,580 21,975 23,440 28,128 29,300 35,160 43,950 46,880 58,600 70,320 87,900 117,200 140,640 175,800 234,400 351,600 and 703,200, with no remainder.

Since 703,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 703,200, 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).