Q: Is 101,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 101,200 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 101,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 23 25 40 44 46 50 55 80 88 92 100 110 115 176 184 200 220 230 253 275 368 400 440 460 506 550 575 880 920 1,012 1,100 1,150 1,265 1,840 2,024 2,200 2,300 2,530 4,048 4,400 4,600 5,060 6,325 9,200 10,120 12,650 20,240 25,300 50,600 and 101,200, with no remainder.

Since 101,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 101,200, 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).