Q: Is 104,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 104,720 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 104,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 16 17 20 22 28 34 35 40 44 55 56 68 70 77 80 85 88 110 112 119 136 140 154 170 176 187 220 238 272 280 308 340 374 385 440 476 560 595 616 680 748 770 880 935 952 1,190 1,232 1,309 1,360 1,496 1,540 1,870 1,904 2,380 2,618 2,992 3,080 3,740 4,760 5,236 6,160 6,545 7,480 9,520 10,472 13,090 14,960 20,944 26,180 52,360 and 104,720, with no remainder.

Since 104,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 104,720, 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).