Q: Is 204,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 204,600 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 204,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 24 25 30 31 33 40 44 50 55 60 62 66 75 88 93 100 110 120 124 132 150 155 165 186 200 220 248 264 275 300 310 330 341 372 440 465 550 600 620 660 682 744 775 825 930 1,023 1,100 1,240 1,320 1,364 1,550 1,650 1,705 1,860 2,046 2,200 2,325 2,728 3,100 3,300 3,410 3,720 4,092 4,650 5,115 6,200 6,600 6,820 8,184 8,525 9,300 10,230 13,640 17,050 18,600 20,460 25,575 34,100 40,920 51,150 68,200 102,300 and 204,600, with no remainder.

Since 204,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 204,600, 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).