Q: Is 203,112 a Composite Number?

Why is 203,112 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 203,112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 18 21 24 26 28 31 36 39 42 52 56 62 63 72 78 84 91 93 104 117 124 126 156 168 182 186 217 234 248 252 273 279 312 364 372 403 434 468 504 546 558 651 728 744 806 819 868 936 1,092 1,116 1,209 1,302 1,612 1,638 1,736 1,953 2,184 2,232 2,418 2,604 2,821 3,224 3,276 3,627 3,906 4,836 5,208 5,642 6,552 7,254 7,812 8,463 9,672 11,284 14,508 15,624 16,926 22,568 25,389 29,016 33,852 50,778 67,704 101,556 and 203,112, with no remainder.

Since 203,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 203,112, 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).