Q: Is 196,350 a Composite Number?

Why is 196,350 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 196,350 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 11 14 15 17 21 22 25 30 33 34 35 42 50 51 55 66 70 75 77 85 102 105 110 119 150 154 165 170 175 187 210 231 238 255 275 330 350 357 374 385 425 462 510 525 550 561 595 714 770 825 850 935 1,050 1,122 1,155 1,190 1,275 1,309 1,650 1,785 1,870 1,925 2,310 2,550 2,618 2,805 2,975 3,570 3,850 3,927 4,675 5,610 5,775 5,950 6,545 7,854 8,925 9,350 11,550 13,090 14,025 17,850 19,635 28,050 32,725 39,270 65,450 98,175 and 196,350, with no remainder.

Since 196,350 cannot be divided by just 1 and 196,350, 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).