Q: Is 192,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 192,500 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 192,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 25 28 35 44 50 55 70 77 100 110 125 140 154 175 220 250 275 308 350 385 500 550 625 700 770 875 1,100 1,250 1,375 1,540 1,750 1,925 2,500 2,750 3,500 3,850 4,375 5,500 6,875 7,700 8,750 9,625 13,750 17,500 19,250 27,500 38,500 48,125 96,250 and 192,500, with no remainder.

Since 192,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 192,500, 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).