Q: Is 236,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 236,500 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 236,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 43 44 50 55 86 100 110 125 172 215 220 250 275 430 473 500 550 860 946 1,075 1,100 1,375 1,892 2,150 2,365 2,750 4,300 4,730 5,375 5,500 9,460 10,750 11,825 21,500 23,650 47,300 59,125 118,250 and 236,500, with no remainder.

Since 236,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 236,500, 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).