Q: Is 107,712 a Composite Number?

Why is 107,712 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 107,712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 17 18 22 24 32 33 34 36 44 48 51 64 66 68 72 88 96 99 102 132 136 144 153 176 187 192 198 204 264 272 288 306 352 374 396 408 528 544 561 576 612 704 748 792 816 1,056 1,088 1,122 1,224 1,496 1,584 1,632 1,683 2,112 2,244 2,448 2,992 3,168 3,264 3,366 4,488 4,896 5,984 6,336 6,732 8,976 9,792 11,968 13,464 17,952 26,928 35,904 53,856 and 107,712, with no remainder.

Since 107,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 107,712, 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).