Q: Is 201,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 201,300 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 201,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 61 66 75 100 110 122 132 150 165 183 220 244 275 300 305 330 366 550 610 660 671 732 825 915 1,100 1,220 1,342 1,525 1,650 1,830 2,013 2,684 3,050 3,300 3,355 3,660 4,026 4,575 6,100 6,710 8,052 9,150 10,065 13,420 16,775 18,300 20,130 33,550 40,260 50,325 67,100 100,650 and 201,300, with no remainder.

Since 201,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 201,300, 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).