Q: Is 101,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 101,640 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 101,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 15 20 21 22 24 28 30 33 35 40 42 44 55 56 60 66 70 77 84 88 105 110 120 121 132 140 154 165 168 210 220 231 242 264 280 308 330 363 385 420 440 462 484 605 616 660 726 770 840 847 924 968 1,155 1,210 1,320 1,452 1,540 1,694 1,815 1,848 2,310 2,420 2,541 2,904 3,080 3,388 3,630 4,235 4,620 4,840 5,082 6,776 7,260 8,470 9,240 10,164 12,705 14,520 16,940 20,328 25,410 33,880 50,820 and 101,640, with no remainder.

Since 101,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 101,640, 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).