Q: Is 93,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 93,000 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 93,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 31 40 50 60 62 75 93 100 120 124 125 150 155 186 200 248 250 300 310 372 375 465 500 600 620 744 750 775 930 1,000 1,240 1,500 1,550 1,860 2,325 3,000 3,100 3,720 3,875 4,650 6,200 7,750 9,300 11,625 15,500 18,600 23,250 31,000 46,500 and 93,000, with no remainder.

Since 93,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 93,000, 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).