Q: Is 154,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 154,000 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 154,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 16 20 22 25 28 35 40 44 50 55 56 70 77 80 88 100 110 112 125 140 154 175 176 200 220 250 275 280 308 350 385 400 440 500 550 560 616 700 770 875 880 1,000 1,100 1,232 1,375 1,400 1,540 1,750 1,925 2,000 2,200 2,750 2,800 3,080 3,500 3,850 4,400 5,500 6,160 7,000 7,700 9,625 11,000 14,000 15,400 19,250 22,000 30,800 38,500 77,000 and 154,000, with no remainder.

Since 154,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 154,000, 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).