Q: Is 90,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 90,900 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 90,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 101 150 180 202 225 300 303 404 450 505 606 900 909 1,010 1,212 1,515 1,818 2,020 2,525 3,030 3,636 4,545 5,050 6,060 7,575 9,090 10,100 15,150 18,180 22,725 30,300 45,450 and 90,900, with no remainder.

Since 90,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 90,900, 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).