Q: Is 973,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 973,200 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 973,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 600 811 1,200 1,622 2,433 3,244 4,055 4,866 6,488 8,110 9,732 12,165 12,976 16,220 19,464 20,275 24,330 32,440 38,928 40,550 48,660 60,825 64,880 81,100 97,320 121,650 162,200 194,640 243,300 324,400 486,600 and 973,200, with no remainder.

Since 973,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 973,200, 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).