Q: Is 104,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 104,880 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 104,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 19 20 23 24 30 38 40 46 48 57 60 69 76 80 92 95 114 115 120 138 152 184 190 228 230 240 276 285 304 345 368 380 437 456 460 552 570 690 760 874 912 920 1,104 1,140 1,311 1,380 1,520 1,748 1,840 2,185 2,280 2,622 2,760 3,496 4,370 4,560 5,244 5,520 6,555 6,992 8,740 10,488 13,110 17,480 20,976 26,220 34,960 52,440 and 104,880, with no remainder.

Since 104,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 104,880, 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).