Q: Is 102,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 102,900 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 102,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 49 50 60 70 75 84 98 100 105 140 147 150 175 196 210 245 294 300 343 350 420 490 525 588 686 700 735 980 1,029 1,050 1,225 1,372 1,470 1,715 2,058 2,100 2,450 2,940 3,430 3,675 4,116 4,900 5,145 6,860 7,350 8,575 10,290 14,700 17,150 20,580 25,725 34,300 51,450 and 102,900, with no remainder.

Since 102,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 102,900, 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).