Q: Is 199,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 199,000 is a composite number.

Why is 199,000 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 199,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 125 199 200 250 398 500 796 995 1,000 1,592 1,990 3,980 4,975 7,960 9,950 19,900 24,875 39,800 49,750 99,500 and 199,000, with no remainder.

Since 199,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 199,000, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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