Q: Is 869,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 869,200 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 869,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 41 50 53 80 82 100 106 164 200 205 212 265 328 400 410 424 530 656 820 848 1,025 1,060 1,325 1,640 2,050 2,120 2,173 2,650 3,280 4,100 4,240 4,346 5,300 8,200 8,692 10,600 10,865 16,400 17,384 21,200 21,730 34,768 43,460 54,325 86,920 108,650 173,840 217,300 434,600 and 869,200, with no remainder.

Since 869,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 869,200, 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).