Q: Is 103,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 103,500 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 103,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 25 30 36 45 46 50 60 69 75 90 92 100 115 125 138 150 180 207 225 230 250 276 300 345 375 414 450 460 500 575 690 750 828 900 1,035 1,125 1,150 1,380 1,500 1,725 2,070 2,250 2,300 2,875 3,450 4,140 4,500 5,175 5,750 6,900 8,625 10,350 11,500 17,250 20,700 25,875 34,500 51,750 and 103,500, with no remainder.

Since 103,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 103,500, 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).