Q: Is 103,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 103,200 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 103,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 43 48 50 60 75 80 86 96 100 120 129 150 160 172 200 215 240 258 300 344 400 430 480 516 600 645 688 800 860 1,032 1,075 1,200 1,290 1,376 1,720 2,064 2,150 2,400 2,580 3,225 3,440 4,128 4,300 5,160 6,450 6,880 8,600 10,320 12,900 17,200 20,640 25,800 34,400 51,600 and 103,200, with no remainder.

Since 103,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 103,200, 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).