Q: Is 163,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 163,400 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 163,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 19 20 25 38 40 43 50 76 86 95 100 152 172 190 200 215 344 380 430 475 760 817 860 950 1,075 1,634 1,720 1,900 2,150 3,268 3,800 4,085 4,300 6,536 8,170 8,600 16,340 20,425 32,680 40,850 81,700 and 163,400, with no remainder.

Since 163,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,400, 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).