Q: Is 106,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 106,920 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 106,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 24 27 30 33 36 40 44 45 54 55 60 66 72 81 88 90 99 108 110 120 132 135 162 165 180 198 216 220 243 264 270 297 324 330 360 396 405 440 486 495 540 594 648 660 792 810 891 972 990 1,080 1,188 1,215 1,320 1,485 1,620 1,782 1,944 1,980 2,376 2,430 2,673 2,970 3,240 3,564 3,960 4,455 4,860 5,346 5,940 7,128 8,910 9,720 10,692 11,880 13,365 17,820 21,384 26,730 35,640 53,460 and 106,920, with no remainder.

Since 106,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 106,920, 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).