Q: Is 195,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 195,000 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 195,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 25 26 30 39 40 50 52 60 65 75 78 100 104 120 125 130 150 156 195 200 250 260 300 312 325 375 390 500 520 600 625 650 750 780 975 1,000 1,250 1,300 1,500 1,560 1,625 1,875 1,950 2,500 2,600 3,000 3,250 3,750 3,900 4,875 5,000 6,500 7,500 7,800 8,125 9,750 13,000 15,000 16,250 19,500 24,375 32,500 39,000 48,750 65,000 97,500 and 195,000, with no remainder.

Since 195,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 195,000, 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).