Q: Is 206,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 206,700 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 206,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 50 52 53 60 65 75 78 100 106 130 150 156 159 195 212 260 265 300 318 325 390 530 636 650 689 780 795 975 1,060 1,300 1,325 1,378 1,590 1,950 2,067 2,650 2,756 3,180 3,445 3,900 3,975 4,134 5,300 6,890 7,950 8,268 10,335 13,780 15,900 17,225 20,670 34,450 41,340 51,675 68,900 103,350 and 206,700, with no remainder.

Since 206,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 206,700, 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).