Q: Is 102,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 102,000 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 102,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 25 30 34 40 48 50 51 60 68 75 80 85 100 102 120 125 136 150 170 200 204 240 250 255 272 300 340 375 400 408 425 500 510 600 680 750 816 850 1,000 1,020 1,200 1,275 1,360 1,500 1,700 2,000 2,040 2,125 2,550 3,000 3,400 4,080 4,250 5,100 6,000 6,375 6,800 8,500 10,200 12,750 17,000 20,400 25,500 34,000 51,000 and 102,000, with no remainder.

Since 102,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 102,000, 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).