Q: Is 841,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 841,200 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 841,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 600 701 1,200 1,402 2,103 2,804 3,505 4,206 5,608 7,010 8,412 10,515 11,216 14,020 16,824 17,525 21,030 28,040 33,648 35,050 42,060 52,575 56,080 70,100 84,120 105,150 140,200 168,240 210,300 280,400 420,600 and 841,200, with no remainder.

Since 841,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 841,200, 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).