Q: Is 100,220,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 100,220,200 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 100,220,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 23 25 40 46 50 92 100 115 184 200 230 460 575 920 1,150 2,300 4,600 21,787 43,574 87,148 108,935 174,296 217,870 435,740 501,101 544,675 871,480 1,002,202 1,089,350 2,004,404 2,178,700 2,505,505 4,008,808 4,357,400 5,011,010 10,022,020 12,527,525 20,044,040 25,055,050 50,110,100 and 100,220,200, with no remainder.

Since 100,220,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,220,200, 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).