Q: Is 200,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 200,900 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 200,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 41 49 50 70 82 98 100 140 164 175 196 205 245 287 350 410 490 574 700 820 980 1,025 1,148 1,225 1,435 2,009 2,050 2,450 2,870 4,018 4,100 4,900 5,740 7,175 8,036 10,045 14,350 20,090 28,700 40,180 50,225 100,450 and 200,900, with no remainder.

Since 200,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 200,900, 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).