Q: Is 203,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 203,000 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 203,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 29 35 40 50 56 58 70 100 116 125 140 145 175 200 203 232 250 280 290 350 406 500 580 700 725 812 875 1,000 1,015 1,160 1,400 1,450 1,624 1,750 2,030 2,900 3,500 3,625 4,060 5,075 5,800 7,000 7,250 8,120 10,150 14,500 20,300 25,375 29,000 40,600 50,750 101,500 and 203,000, with no remainder.

Since 203,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 203,000, 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).