Q: Is 85,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 85,200 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 85,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 71 75 80 100 120 142 150 200 213 240 284 300 355 400 426 568 600 710 852 1,065 1,136 1,200 1,420 1,704 1,775 2,130 2,840 3,408 3,550 4,260 5,325 5,680 7,100 8,520 10,650 14,200 17,040 21,300 28,400 42,600 and 85,200, with no remainder.

Since 85,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,200, 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).