Q: Is 173,998,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 173,998,500 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 173,998,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 50 52 60 65 75 78 100 125 130 150 156 195 250 260 300 325 375 390 500 650 750 780 975 1,300 1,500 1,625 1,950 3,250 3,900 4,875 6,500 8,923 9,750 17,846 19,500 26,769 35,692 44,615 53,538 89,230 107,076 115,999 133,845 178,460 223,075 231,998 267,690 347,997 446,150 463,996 535,380 579,995 669,225 695,994 892,300 1,115,375 1,159,990 1,338,450 1,391,988 1,739,985 2,230,750 2,319,980 2,676,900 2,899,975 3,346,125 3,479,970 4,461,500 5,799,950 6,692,250 6,959,940 8,699,925 11,599,900 13,384,500 14,499,875 17,399,850 28,999,750 34,799,700 43,499,625 57,999,500 86,999,250 and 173,998,500, with no remainder.

Since 173,998,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,998,500, 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).