Q: Is 199,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 199,500 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 199,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 19 20 21 25 28 30 35 38 42 50 57 60 70 75 76 84 95 100 105 114 125 133 140 150 175 190 210 228 250 266 285 300 350 375 380 399 420 475 500 525 532 570 665 700 750 798 875 950 1,050 1,140 1,330 1,425 1,500 1,596 1,750 1,900 1,995 2,100 2,375 2,625 2,660 2,850 3,325 3,500 3,990 4,750 5,250 5,700 6,650 7,125 7,980 9,500 9,975 10,500 13,300 14,250 16,625 19,950 28,500 33,250 39,900 49,875 66,500 99,750 and 199,500, with no remainder.

Since 199,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 199,500, 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).