Q: Is 863,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 863,200 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 863,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 32 40 50 52 65 80 83 100 104 130 160 166 200 208 260 325 332 400 415 416 520 650 664 800 830 1,040 1,079 1,300 1,328 1,660 2,075 2,080 2,158 2,600 2,656 3,320 4,150 4,316 5,200 5,395 6,640 8,300 8,632 10,400 10,790 13,280 16,600 17,264 21,580 26,975 33,200 34,528 43,160 53,950 66,400 86,320 107,900 172,640 215,800 431,600 and 863,200, with no remainder.

Since 863,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 863,200, 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).