Q: Is 213,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 213,900 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 213,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 25 30 31 46 50 60 62 69 75 92 93 100 115 124 138 150 155 186 230 276 300 310 345 372 460 465 575 620 690 713 775 930 1,150 1,380 1,426 1,550 1,725 1,860 2,139 2,300 2,325 2,852 3,100 3,450 3,565 4,278 4,650 6,900 7,130 8,556 9,300 10,695 14,260 17,825 21,390 35,650 42,780 53,475 71,300 106,950 and 213,900, with no remainder.

Since 213,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 213,900, 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).