Q: Is 106,272 a Composite Number?

Why is 106,272 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 106,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 41 48 54 72 81 82 96 108 123 144 162 164 216 246 288 324 328 369 432 492 648 656 738 864 984 1,107 1,296 1,312 1,476 1,968 2,214 2,592 2,952 3,321 3,936 4,428 5,904 6,642 8,856 11,808 13,284 17,712 26,568 35,424 53,136 and 106,272, with no remainder.

Since 106,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 106,272, 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).