Q: Is 204,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 204,000 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 204,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 25 30 32 34 40 48 50 51 60 68 75 80 85 96 100 102 120 125 136 150 160 170 200 204 240 250 255 272 300 340 375 400 408 425 480 500 510 544 600 680 750 800 816 850 1,000 1,020 1,200 1,275 1,360 1,500 1,632 1,700 2,000 2,040 2,125 2,400 2,550 2,720 3,000 3,400 4,000 4,080 4,250 5,100 6,000 6,375 6,800 8,160 8,500 10,200 12,000 12,750 13,600 17,000 20,400 25,500 34,000 40,800 51,000 68,000 102,000 and 204,000, with no remainder.

Since 204,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 204,000, 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).