Q: Is 186,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 186,200 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 186,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 19 20 25 28 35 38 40 49 50 56 70 76 95 98 100 133 140 152 175 190 196 200 245 266 280 350 380 392 475 490 532 665 700 760 931 950 980 1,064 1,225 1,330 1,400 1,862 1,900 1,960 2,450 2,660 3,325 3,724 3,800 4,655 4,900 5,320 6,650 7,448 9,310 9,800 13,300 18,620 23,275 26,600 37,240 46,550 93,100 and 186,200, with no remainder.

Since 186,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 186,200, 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).