Q: Is 169,050 a Composite Number?

Why is 169,050 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 169,050 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 23 25 30 35 42 46 49 50 69 70 75 98 105 115 138 147 150 161 175 210 230 245 294 322 345 350 483 490 525 575 690 735 805 966 1,050 1,127 1,150 1,225 1,470 1,610 1,725 2,254 2,415 2,450 3,381 3,450 3,675 4,025 4,830 5,635 6,762 7,350 8,050 11,270 12,075 16,905 24,150 28,175 33,810 56,350 84,525 and 169,050, with no remainder.

Since 169,050 cannot be divided by just 1 and 169,050, 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).