Q: Is 107,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 107,100 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 107,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 17 18 20 21 25 28 30 34 35 36 42 45 50 51 60 63 68 70 75 84 85 90 100 102 105 119 126 140 150 153 170 175 180 204 210 225 238 252 255 300 306 315 340 350 357 420 425 450 476 510 525 595 612 630 700 714 765 850 900 1,020 1,050 1,071 1,190 1,260 1,275 1,428 1,530 1,575 1,700 1,785 2,100 2,142 2,380 2,550 2,975 3,060 3,150 3,570 3,825 4,284 5,100 5,355 5,950 6,300 7,140 7,650 8,925 10,710 11,900 15,300 17,850 21,420 26,775 35,700 53,550 and 107,100, with no remainder.

Since 107,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 107,100, 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).