Q: Is 106,470 a Composite Number?

Why is 106,470 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 106,470 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 13 14 15 18 21 26 30 35 39 42 45 63 65 70 78 90 91 105 117 126 130 169 182 195 210 234 273 315 338 390 455 507 546 585 630 819 845 910 1,014 1,170 1,183 1,365 1,521 1,638 1,690 2,366 2,535 2,730 3,042 3,549 4,095 5,070 5,915 7,098 7,605 8,190 10,647 11,830 15,210 17,745 21,294 35,490 53,235 and 106,470, with no remainder.

Since 106,470 cannot be divided by just 1 and 106,470, 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).