Q: Is 202,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 202,860 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 202,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 23 28 30 35 36 42 45 46 49 60 63 69 70 84 90 92 98 105 115 126 138 140 147 161 180 196 207 210 230 245 252 276 294 315 322 345 414 420 441 460 483 490 588 630 644 690 735 805 828 882 966 980 1,035 1,127 1,260 1,380 1,449 1,470 1,610 1,764 1,932 2,070 2,205 2,254 2,415 2,898 2,940 3,220 3,381 4,140 4,410 4,508 4,830 5,635 5,796 6,762 7,245 8,820 9,660 10,143 11,270 13,524 14,490 16,905 20,286 22,540 28,980 33,810 40,572 50,715 67,620 101,430 and 202,860, with no remainder.

Since 202,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 202,860, 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).