Q: Is 115,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 115,500 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 115,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15 20 21 22 25 28 30 33 35 42 44 50 55 60 66 70 75 77 84 100 105 110 125 132 140 150 154 165 175 210 220 231 250 275 300 308 330 350 375 385 420 462 500 525 550 660 700 750 770 825 875 924 1,050 1,100 1,155 1,375 1,500 1,540 1,650 1,750 1,925 2,100 2,310 2,625 2,750 3,300 3,500 3,850 4,125 4,620 5,250 5,500 5,775 7,700 8,250 9,625 10,500 11,550 16,500 19,250 23,100 28,875 38,500 57,750 and 115,500, with no remainder.

Since 115,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 115,500, 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).