Q: Is 198,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 198,900 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 198,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 17 18 20 25 26 30 34 36 39 45 50 51 52 60 65 68 75 78 85 90 100 102 117 130 150 153 156 170 180 195 204 221 225 234 255 260 300 306 325 340 390 425 442 450 468 510 585 612 650 663 765 780 850 884 900 975 1,020 1,105 1,170 1,275 1,300 1,326 1,530 1,700 1,950 1,989 2,210 2,340 2,550 2,652 2,925 3,060 3,315 3,825 3,900 3,978 4,420 5,100 5,525 5,850 6,630 7,650 7,956 9,945 11,050 11,700 13,260 15,300 16,575 19,890 22,100 33,150 39,780 49,725 66,300 99,450 and 198,900, with no remainder.

Since 198,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 198,900, 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).