Q: Is 106,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 106,200 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 106,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 59 60 72 75 90 100 118 120 150 177 180 200 225 236 295 300 354 360 450 472 531 590 600 708 885 900 1,062 1,180 1,416 1,475 1,770 1,800 2,124 2,360 2,655 2,950 3,540 4,248 4,425 5,310 5,900 7,080 8,850 10,620 11,800 13,275 17,700 21,240 26,550 35,400 53,100 and 106,200, with no remainder.

Since 106,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 106,200, 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).