Q: Is 104,580 a Composite Number?

Why is 104,580 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 104,580 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 28 30 35 36 42 45 60 63 70 83 84 90 105 126 140 166 180 210 249 252 315 332 415 420 498 581 630 747 830 996 1,162 1,245 1,260 1,494 1,660 1,743 2,324 2,490 2,905 2,988 3,486 3,735 4,980 5,229 5,810 6,972 7,470 8,715 10,458 11,620 14,940 17,430 20,916 26,145 34,860 52,290 and 104,580, with no remainder.

Since 104,580 cannot be divided by just 1 and 104,580, 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).