Q: Is 945,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 945,200 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 945,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 34 40 50 68 80 85 100 136 139 170 200 272 278 340 400 425 556 680 695 850 1,112 1,360 1,390 1,700 2,224 2,363 2,780 3,400 3,475 4,726 5,560 6,800 6,950 9,452 11,120 11,815 13,900 18,904 23,630 27,800 37,808 47,260 55,600 59,075 94,520 118,150 189,040 236,300 472,600 and 945,200, with no remainder.

Since 945,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 945,200, 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).