Q: Is 201,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 201,400 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 201,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 19 20 25 38 40 50 53 76 95 100 106 152 190 200 212 265 380 424 475 530 760 950 1,007 1,060 1,325 1,900 2,014 2,120 2,650 3,800 4,028 5,035 5,300 8,056 10,070 10,600 20,140 25,175 40,280 50,350 100,700 and 201,400, with no remainder.

Since 201,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 201,400, 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).