Q: Is 107,730 a Composite Number?

Why is 107,730 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 107,730 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 19 21 27 30 35 38 42 45 54 57 63 70 81 90 95 105 114 126 133 135 162 171 189 190 210 266 270 285 315 342 378 399 405 513 567 570 630 665 798 810 855 945 1,026 1,134 1,197 1,330 1,539 1,710 1,890 1,995 2,394 2,565 2,835 3,078 3,591 3,990 5,130 5,670 5,985 7,182 7,695 10,773 11,970 15,390 17,955 21,546 35,910 53,865 and 107,730, with no remainder.

Since 107,730 cannot be divided by just 1 and 107,730, 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).