Q: Is 212,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 212,100 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 212,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 101 105 140 150 175 202 210 300 303 350 404 420 505 525 606 700 707 1,010 1,050 1,212 1,414 1,515 2,020 2,100 2,121 2,525 2,828 3,030 3,535 4,242 5,050 6,060 7,070 7,575 8,484 10,100 10,605 14,140 15,150 17,675 21,210 30,300 35,350 42,420 53,025 70,700 106,050 and 212,100, with no remainder.

Since 212,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 212,100, 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).