Q: Is 83,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 83,200 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 83,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 32 40 50 52 64 65 80 100 104 128 130 160 200 208 256 260 320 325 400 416 520 640 650 800 832 1,040 1,280 1,300 1,600 1,664 2,080 2,600 3,200 3,328 4,160 5,200 6,400 8,320 10,400 16,640 20,800 41,600 and 83,200, with no remainder.

Since 83,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 83,200, 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).