Q: Is 112,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 112,200 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 112,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 17 20 22 24 25 30 33 34 40 44 50 51 55 60 66 68 75 85 88 100 102 110 120 132 136 150 165 170 187 200 204 220 255 264 275 300 330 340 374 408 425 440 510 550 561 600 660 680 748 825 850 935 1,020 1,100 1,122 1,275 1,320 1,496 1,650 1,700 1,870 2,040 2,200 2,244 2,550 2,805 3,300 3,400 3,740 4,488 4,675 5,100 5,610 6,600 7,480 9,350 10,200 11,220 14,025 18,700 22,440 28,050 37,400 56,100 and 112,200, with no remainder.

Since 112,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 112,200, 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).