Q: Is 152,543,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 152,543,000 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 152,543,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 103 125 200 206 250 412 500 515 824 1,000 1,030 1,481 2,060 2,575 2,962 4,120 5,150 5,924 7,405 10,300 11,848 12,875 14,810 20,600 25,750 29,620 37,025 51,500 59,240 74,050 103,000 148,100 152,543 185,125 296,200 305,086 370,250 610,172 740,500 762,715 1,220,344 1,481,000 1,525,430 3,050,860 3,813,575 6,101,720 7,627,150 15,254,300 19,067,875 30,508,600 38,135,750 76,271,500 and 152,543,000, with no remainder.

Since 152,543,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 152,543,000, 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).