Q: Is 189,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 189,000 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 189,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 25 27 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 50 54 56 60 63 70 72 75 84 90 100 105 108 120 125 126 135 140 150 168 175 180 189 200 210 216 225 250 252 270 280 300 315 350 360 375 378 420 450 500 504 525 540 600 630 675 700 750 756 840 875 900 945 1,000 1,050 1,080 1,125 1,260 1,350 1,400 1,500 1,512 1,575 1,750 1,800 1,890 2,100 2,250 2,520 2,625 2,700 3,000 3,150 3,375 3,500 3,780 4,200 4,500 4,725 5,250 5,400 6,300 6,750 7,000 7,560 7,875 9,000 9,450 10,500 12,600 13,500 15,750 18,900 21,000 23,625 27,000 31,500 37,800 47,250 63,000 94,500 and 189,000, with no remainder.

Since 189,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 189,000, 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).