Q: Is 981,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 981,200 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 981,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 80 88 100 110 176 200 220 223 275 400 440 446 550 880 892 1,100 1,115 1,784 2,200 2,230 2,453 3,568 4,400 4,460 4,906 5,575 8,920 9,812 11,150 12,265 17,840 19,624 22,300 24,530 39,248 44,600 49,060 61,325 89,200 98,120 122,650 196,240 245,300 490,600 and 981,200, with no remainder.

Since 981,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 981,200, 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).