Q: Is 100,101,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 100,101,100 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 100,101,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 17 20 22 25 34 44 50 53 55 68 85 100 101 106 110 170 187 202 212 220 265 275 340 374 404 425 505 530 550 583 748 850 901 935 1,010 1,060 1,100 1,111 1,166 1,325 1,700 1,717 1,802 1,870 2,020 2,222 2,332 2,525 2,650 2,915 3,434 3,604 3,740 4,444 4,505 4,675 5,050 5,300 5,353 5,555 5,830 6,868 8,585 9,010 9,350 9,911 10,100 10,706 11,110 11,660 14,575 17,170 18,020 18,700 18,887 19,822 21,412 22,220 22,525 26,765 27,775 29,150 34,340 37,774 39,644 42,925 45,050 49,555 53,530 55,550 58,300 58,883 75,548 85,850 90,100 91,001 94,435 99,110 107,060 111,100 117,766 133,825 171,700 182,002 188,870 198,220 235,532 247,775 267,650 294,415 364,004 377,740 455,005 472,175 495,550 535,300 588,830 910,010 944,350 991,100 1,001,011 1,177,660 1,472,075 1,820,020 1,888,700 2,002,022 2,275,025 2,944,150 4,004,044 4,550,050 5,005,055 5,888,300 9,100,100 10,010,110 20,020,220 25,025,275 50,050,550 and 100,101,100, with no remainder.

Since 100,101,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,101,100, 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).