Q: Is 183,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 183,300 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 183,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 47 50 52 60 65 75 78 94 100 130 141 150 156 188 195 235 260 282 300 325 390 470 564 611 650 705 780 940 975 1,175 1,222 1,300 1,410 1,833 1,950 2,350 2,444 2,820 3,055 3,525 3,666 3,900 4,700 6,110 7,050 7,332 9,165 12,220 14,100 15,275 18,330 30,550 36,660 45,825 61,100 91,650 and 183,300, with no remainder.

Since 183,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 183,300, 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).