Q: Is 153,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 153,000 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 153,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 24 25 30 34 36 40 45 50 51 60 68 72 75 85 90 100 102 120 125 136 150 153 170 180 200 204 225 250 255 300 306 340 360 375 408 425 450 500 510 600 612 680 750 765 850 900 1,000 1,020 1,125 1,224 1,275 1,500 1,530 1,700 1,800 2,040 2,125 2,250 2,550 3,000 3,060 3,400 3,825 4,250 4,500 5,100 6,120 6,375 7,650 8,500 9,000 10,200 12,750 15,300 17,000 19,125 25,500 30,600 38,250 51,000 76,500 and 153,000, with no remainder.

Since 153,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 153,000, 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).