Q: Is 212,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 212,800 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 212,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 19 20 25 28 32 35 38 40 50 56 64 70 76 80 95 100 112 133 140 152 160 175 190 200 224 266 280 304 320 350 380 400 448 475 532 560 608 665 700 760 800 950 1,064 1,120 1,216 1,330 1,400 1,520 1,600 1,900 2,128 2,240 2,660 2,800 3,040 3,325 3,800 4,256 5,320 5,600 6,080 6,650 7,600 8,512 10,640 11,200 13,300 15,200 21,280 26,600 30,400 42,560 53,200 106,400 and 212,800, with no remainder.

Since 212,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 212,800, 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).