Q: Is 102,564 a Composite Number?

Why is 102,564 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 102,564 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 11 12 14 18 21 22 28 33 36 37 42 44 63 66 74 77 84 99 111 126 132 148 154 198 222 231 252 259 308 333 396 407 444 462 518 666 693 777 814 924 1,036 1,221 1,332 1,386 1,554 1,628 2,331 2,442 2,772 2,849 3,108 3,663 4,662 4,884 5,698 7,326 8,547 9,324 11,396 14,652 17,094 25,641 34,188 51,282 and 102,564, with no remainder.

Since 102,564 cannot be divided by just 1 and 102,564, 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).