Q: Is 63,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 63,000 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 63,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 50 56 60 63 70 72 75 84 90 100 105 120 125 126 140 150 168 175 180 200 210 225 250 252 280 300 315 350 360 375 420 450 500 504 525 600 630 700 750 840 875 900 1,000 1,050 1,125 1,260 1,400 1,500 1,575 1,750 1,800 2,100 2,250 2,520 2,625 3,000 3,150 3,500 4,200 4,500 5,250 6,300 7,000 7,875 9,000 10,500 12,600 15,750 21,000 31,500 and 63,000, with no remainder.

Since 63,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 63,000, 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).