Q: Is 115,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 115,200 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 115,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 32 36 40 45 48 50 60 64 72 75 80 90 96 100 120 128 144 150 160 180 192 200 225 240 256 288 300 320 360 384 400 450 480 512 576 600 640 720 768 800 900 960 1,152 1,200 1,280 1,440 1,536 1,600 1,800 1,920 2,304 2,400 2,560 2,880 3,200 3,600 3,840 4,608 4,800 5,760 6,400 7,200 7,680 9,600 11,520 12,800 14,400 19,200 23,040 28,800 38,400 57,600 and 115,200, with no remainder.

Since 115,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 115,200, 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).