Q: Is 102,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 102,300 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 102,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 31 33 44 50 55 60 62 66 75 93 100 110 124 132 150 155 165 186 220 275 300 310 330 341 372 465 550 620 660 682 775 825 930 1,023 1,100 1,364 1,550 1,650 1,705 1,860 2,046 2,325 3,100 3,300 3,410 4,092 4,650 5,115 6,820 8,525 9,300 10,230 17,050 20,460 25,575 34,100 51,150 and 102,300, with no remainder.

Since 102,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 102,300, 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).