Q: Is 166,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 166,500 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 166,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 37 45 50 60 74 75 90 100 111 125 148 150 180 185 222 225 250 300 333 370 375 444 450 500 555 666 740 750 900 925 1,110 1,125 1,332 1,500 1,665 1,850 2,220 2,250 2,775 3,330 3,700 4,500 4,625 5,550 6,660 8,325 9,250 11,100 13,875 16,650 18,500 27,750 33,300 41,625 55,500 83,250 and 166,500, with no remainder.

Since 166,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 166,500, 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).