Q: Is 200,959,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 200,959,500 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 200,959,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 125 140 150 175 210 250 300 350 375 420 500 525 700 750 875 1,050 1,500 1,750 2,100 2,625 3,500 5,250 10,500 19,139 38,278 57,417 76,556 95,695 114,834 133,973 191,390 229,668 267,946 287,085 382,780 401,919 478,475 535,892 574,170 669,865 803,838 956,950 1,148,340 1,339,730 1,435,425 1,607,676 1,913,900 2,009,595 2,392,375 2,679,460 2,870,850 3,349,325 4,019,190 4,784,750 5,741,700 6,698,650 7,177,125 8,038,380 9,569,500 10,047,975 13,397,300 14,354,250 16,746,625 20,095,950 28,708,500 33,493,250 40,191,900 50,239,875 66,986,500 100,479,750 and 200,959,500, with no remainder.

Since 200,959,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 200,959,500, 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).