Q: Is 219,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 219,300 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 219,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 25 30 34 43 50 51 60 68 75 85 86 100 102 129 150 170 172 204 215 255 258 300 340 425 430 510 516 645 731 850 860 1,020 1,075 1,275 1,290 1,462 1,700 2,150 2,193 2,550 2,580 2,924 3,225 3,655 4,300 4,386 5,100 6,450 7,310 8,772 10,965 12,900 14,620 18,275 21,930 36,550 43,860 54,825 73,100 109,650 and 219,300, with no remainder.

Since 219,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 219,300, 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).