Q: Is 108,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 108,900 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 108,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 25 30 33 36 44 45 50 55 60 66 75 90 99 100 110 121 132 150 165 180 198 220 225 242 275 300 330 363 396 450 484 495 550 605 660 726 825 900 990 1,089 1,100 1,210 1,452 1,650 1,815 1,980 2,178 2,420 2,475 3,025 3,300 3,630 4,356 4,950 5,445 6,050 7,260 9,075 9,900 10,890 12,100 18,150 21,780 27,225 36,300 54,450 and 108,900, with no remainder.

Since 108,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 108,900, 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).