Q: Is 106,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 106,400 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 106,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 19 20 25 28 32 35 38 40 50 56 70 76 80 95 100 112 133 140 152 160 175 190 200 224 266 280 304 350 380 400 475 532 560 608 665 700 760 800 950 1,064 1,120 1,330 1,400 1,520 1,900 2,128 2,660 2,800 3,040 3,325 3,800 4,256 5,320 5,600 6,650 7,600 10,640 13,300 15,200 21,280 26,600 53,200 and 106,400, with no remainder.

Since 106,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 106,400, 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).