Q: Is 107,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 107,640 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 107,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 23 24 26 30 36 39 40 45 46 52 60 65 69 72 78 90 92 104 115 117 120 130 138 156 180 184 195 207 230 234 260 276 299 312 345 360 390 414 460 468 520 552 585 598 690 780 828 897 920 936 1,035 1,170 1,196 1,380 1,495 1,560 1,656 1,794 2,070 2,340 2,392 2,691 2,760 2,990 3,588 4,140 4,485 4,680 5,382 5,980 7,176 8,280 8,970 10,764 11,960 13,455 17,940 21,528 26,910 35,880 53,820 and 107,640, with no remainder.

Since 107,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 107,640, 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).