Q: Is 106,704 a Composite Number?

Why is 106,704 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 106,704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 19 24 26 27 36 38 39 48 52 54 57 72 76 78 104 108 114 117 144 152 156 171 208 216 228 234 247 304 312 342 351 432 456 468 494 513 624 684 702 741 912 936 988 1,026 1,368 1,404 1,482 1,872 1,976 2,052 2,223 2,736 2,808 2,964 3,952 4,104 4,446 5,616 5,928 6,669 8,208 8,892 11,856 13,338 17,784 26,676 35,568 53,352 and 106,704, with no remainder.

Since 106,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 106,704, 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).