Q: Is 203,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 203,700 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 203,700 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 97 100 105 140 150 175 194 210 291 300 350 388 420 485 525 582 679 700 970 1,050 1,164 1,358 1,455 1,940 2,037 2,100 2,425 2,716 2,910 3,395 4,074 4,850 5,820 6,790 7,275 8,148 9,700 10,185 13,580 14,550 16,975 20,370 29,100 33,950 40,740 50,925 67,900 101,850 and 203,700, with no remainder.

Since 203,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 203,700, 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).