Q: Is 153,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 153,900 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 153,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 25 27 30 36 38 45 50 54 57 60 75 76 81 90 95 100 108 114 135 150 162 171 180 190 225 228 270 285 300 324 342 380 405 450 475 513 540 570 675 684 810 855 900 950 1,026 1,140 1,350 1,425 1,539 1,620 1,710 1,900 2,025 2,052 2,565 2,700 2,850 3,078 3,420 4,050 4,275 5,130 5,700 6,156 7,695 8,100 8,550 10,260 12,825 15,390 17,100 25,650 30,780 38,475 51,300 76,950 and 153,900, with no remainder.

Since 153,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 153,900, 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).