Q: Is 102,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 102,600 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 102,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 24 25 27 30 36 38 40 45 50 54 57 60 72 75 76 90 95 100 108 114 120 135 150 152 171 180 190 200 216 225 228 270 285 300 342 360 380 450 456 475 513 540 570 600 675 684 760 855 900 950 1,026 1,080 1,140 1,350 1,368 1,425 1,710 1,800 1,900 2,052 2,280 2,565 2,700 2,850 3,420 3,800 4,104 4,275 5,130 5,400 5,700 6,840 8,550 10,260 11,400 12,825 17,100 20,520 25,650 34,200 51,300 and 102,600, with no remainder.

Since 102,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 102,600, 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).