Q: Is 331,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 331,200 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 331,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 23 24 25 30 32 36 40 45 46 48 50 60 64 69 72 75 80 90 92 96 100 115 120 138 144 150 160 180 184 192 200 207 225 230 240 276 288 300 320 345 360 368 400 414 450 460 480 552 575 576 600 690 720 736 800 828 900 920 960 1,035 1,104 1,150 1,200 1,380 1,440 1,472 1,600 1,656 1,725 1,800 1,840 2,070 2,208 2,300 2,400 2,760 2,880 3,312 3,450 3,600 3,680 4,140 4,416 4,600 4,800 5,175 5,520 6,624 6,900 7,200 7,360 8,280 9,200 10,350 11,040 13,248 13,800 14,400 16,560 18,400 20,700 22,080 27,600 33,120 36,800 41,400 55,200 66,240 82,800 110,400 165,600 and 331,200, with no remainder.

Since 331,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 331,200, 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).