Q: Is 112,503,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 112,503,000 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 112,503,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 200 250 300 375 500 600 750 1,000 1,500 3,000 37,501 75,002 112,503 150,004 187,505 225,006 300,008 375,010 450,012 562,515 750,020 900,024 937,525 1,125,030 1,500,040 1,875,050 2,250,060 2,812,575 3,750,100 4,500,120 4,687,625 5,625,150 7,500,200 9,375,250 11,250,300 14,062,875 18,750,500 22,500,600 28,125,750 37,501,000 56,251,500 and 112,503,000, with no remainder.

Since 112,503,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 112,503,000, 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).