Q: Is 992,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 992,200 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 992,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 41 44 50 55 82 88 100 110 121 164 200 205 220 242 275 328 410 440 451 484 550 605 820 902 968 1,025 1,100 1,210 1,640 1,804 2,050 2,200 2,255 2,420 3,025 3,608 4,100 4,510 4,840 4,961 6,050 8,200 9,020 9,922 11,275 12,100 18,040 19,844 22,550 24,200 24,805 39,688 45,100 49,610 90,200 99,220 124,025 198,440 248,050 496,100 and 992,200, with no remainder.

Since 992,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 992,200, 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).