Q: Is 104,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 104,400 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 104,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 29 30 36 40 45 48 50 58 60 72 75 80 87 90 100 116 120 144 145 150 174 180 200 225 232 240 261 290 300 348 360 400 435 450 464 522 580 600 696 720 725 870 900 1,044 1,160 1,200 1,305 1,392 1,450 1,740 1,800 2,088 2,175 2,320 2,610 2,900 3,480 3,600 4,176 4,350 5,220 5,800 6,525 6,960 8,700 10,440 11,600 13,050 17,400 20,880 26,100 34,800 52,200 and 104,400, with no remainder.

Since 104,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 104,400, 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).