Q: Is 90,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 90,200 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 90,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 41 44 50 55 82 88 100 110 164 200 205 220 275 328 410 440 451 550 820 902 1,025 1,100 1,640 1,804 2,050 2,200 2,255 3,608 4,100 4,510 8,200 9,020 11,275 18,040 22,550 45,100 and 90,200, with no remainder.

Since 90,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 90,200, 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).