Q: Is 99,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 99,000 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 99,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 24 25 30 33 36 40 44 45 50 55 60 66 72 75 88 90 99 100 110 120 125 132 150 165 180 198 200 220 225 250 264 275 300 330 360 375 396 440 450 495 500 550 600 660 750 792 825 900 990 1,000 1,100 1,125 1,320 1,375 1,500 1,650 1,800 1,980 2,200 2,250 2,475 2,750 3,000 3,300 3,960 4,125 4,500 4,950 5,500 6,600 8,250 9,000 9,900 11,000 12,375 16,500 19,800 24,750 33,000 49,500 and 99,000, with no remainder.

Since 99,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 99,000, 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).