Q: Is 723,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 723,200 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 723,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 113 128 160 200 226 256 320 400 452 565 640 800 904 1,130 1,280 1,600 1,808 2,260 2,825 3,200 3,616 4,520 5,650 6,400 7,232 9,040 11,300 14,464 18,080 22,600 28,928 36,160 45,200 72,320 90,400 144,640 180,800 361,600 and 723,200, with no remainder.

Since 723,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 723,200, 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).