Q: Is 203,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 203,400 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 203,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 60 72 75 90 100 113 120 150 180 200 225 226 300 339 360 450 452 565 600 678 900 904 1,017 1,130 1,356 1,695 1,800 2,034 2,260 2,712 2,825 3,390 4,068 4,520 5,085 5,650 6,780 8,136 8,475 10,170 11,300 13,560 16,950 20,340 22,600 25,425 33,900 40,680 50,850 67,800 101,700 and 203,400, with no remainder.

Since 203,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 203,400, 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).