Q: Is 843,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 843,200 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 843,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 31 32 34 40 50 62 64 68 80 85 100 124 136 155 160 170 200 248 272 310 320 340 400 425 496 527 544 620 680 775 800 850 992 1,054 1,088 1,240 1,360 1,550 1,600 1,700 1,984 2,108 2,480 2,635 2,720 3,100 3,400 4,216 4,960 5,270 5,440 6,200 6,800 8,432 9,920 10,540 12,400 13,175 13,600 16,864 21,080 24,800 26,350 27,200 33,728 42,160 49,600 52,700 84,320 105,400 168,640 210,800 421,600 and 843,200, with no remainder.

Since 843,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 843,200, 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).