Q: Is 73,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 73,200 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 73,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 61 75 80 100 120 122 150 183 200 240 244 300 305 366 400 488 600 610 732 915 976 1,200 1,220 1,464 1,525 1,830 2,440 2,928 3,050 3,660 4,575 4,880 6,100 7,320 9,150 12,200 14,640 18,300 24,400 36,600 and 73,200, with no remainder.

Since 73,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,200, 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).