Q: Is 103,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 103,740 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 103,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 26 28 30 35 38 39 42 52 57 60 65 70 76 78 84 91 95 105 114 130 133 140 156 182 190 195 210 228 247 260 266 273 285 364 380 390 399 420 455 494 532 546 570 665 741 780 798 910 988 1,092 1,140 1,235 1,330 1,365 1,482 1,596 1,729 1,820 1,995 2,470 2,660 2,730 2,964 3,458 3,705 3,990 4,940 5,187 5,460 6,916 7,410 7,980 8,645 10,374 14,820 17,290 20,748 25,935 34,580 51,870 and 103,740, with no remainder.

Since 103,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 103,740, 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).