Q: Is 188,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 188,700 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 188,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 25 30 34 37 50 51 60 68 74 75 85 100 102 111 148 150 170 185 204 222 255 300 340 370 425 444 510 555 629 740 850 925 1,020 1,110 1,258 1,275 1,700 1,850 1,887 2,220 2,516 2,550 2,775 3,145 3,700 3,774 5,100 5,550 6,290 7,548 9,435 11,100 12,580 15,725 18,870 31,450 37,740 47,175 62,900 94,350 and 188,700, with no remainder.

Since 188,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,700, 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).