Q: Is 193,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 193,500 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 193,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 43 45 50 60 75 86 90 100 125 129 150 172 180 215 225 250 258 300 375 387 430 450 500 516 645 750 774 860 900 1,075 1,125 1,290 1,500 1,548 1,935 2,150 2,250 2,580 3,225 3,870 4,300 4,500 5,375 6,450 7,740 9,675 10,750 12,900 16,125 19,350 21,500 32,250 38,700 48,375 64,500 96,750 and 193,500, with no remainder.

Since 193,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 193,500, 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).