Q: Is 57,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 57,200 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 57,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 13 16 20 22 25 26 40 44 50 52 55 65 80 88 100 104 110 130 143 176 200 208 220 260 275 286 325 400 440 520 550 572 650 715 880 1,040 1,100 1,144 1,300 1,430 2,200 2,288 2,600 2,860 3,575 4,400 5,200 5,720 7,150 11,440 14,300 28,600 and 57,200, with no remainder.

Since 57,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 57,200, 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).