Q: Is 872,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 872,200 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 872,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 49 50 56 70 89 98 100 140 175 178 196 200 245 280 350 356 392 445 490 623 700 712 890 980 1,225 1,246 1,400 1,780 1,960 2,225 2,450 2,492 3,115 3,560 4,361 4,450 4,900 4,984 6,230 8,722 8,900 9,800 12,460 15,575 17,444 17,800 21,805 24,920 31,150 34,888 43,610 62,300 87,220 109,025 124,600 174,440 218,050 436,100 and 872,200, with no remainder.

Since 872,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 872,200, 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).