Q: Is 207,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 207,000 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 207,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 24 25 30 36 40 45 46 50 60 69 72 75 90 92 100 115 120 125 138 150 180 184 200 207 225 230 250 276 300 345 360 375 414 450 460 500 552 575 600 690 750 828 900 920 1,000 1,035 1,125 1,150 1,380 1,500 1,656 1,725 1,800 2,070 2,250 2,300 2,760 2,875 3,000 3,450 4,140 4,500 4,600 5,175 5,750 6,900 8,280 8,625 9,000 10,350 11,500 13,800 17,250 20,700 23,000 25,875 34,500 41,400 51,750 69,000 103,500 and 207,000, with no remainder.

Since 207,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 207,000, 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).