Q: Is 100,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 100,000 is a composite number.

Why is 100,000 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 100,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 100 125 160 200 250 400 500 625 800 1,000 1,250 2,000 2,500 3,125 4,000 5,000 6,250 10,000 12,500 20,000 25,000 50,000 and 100,000, with no remainder.

Since 100,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,000, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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