Q: Is 107,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 107,800 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 107,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 20 22 25 28 35 40 44 49 50 55 56 70 77 88 98 100 110 140 154 175 196 200 220 245 275 280 308 350 385 392 440 490 539 550 616 700 770 980 1,078 1,100 1,225 1,400 1,540 1,925 1,960 2,156 2,200 2,450 2,695 3,080 3,850 4,312 4,900 5,390 7,700 9,800 10,780 13,475 15,400 21,560 26,950 53,900 and 107,800, with no remainder.

Since 107,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 107,800, 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).