Q: Is 109,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 109,800 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 109,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 60 61 72 75 90 100 120 122 150 180 183 200 225 244 300 305 360 366 450 488 549 600 610 732 900 915 1,098 1,220 1,464 1,525 1,800 1,830 2,196 2,440 2,745 3,050 3,660 4,392 4,575 5,490 6,100 7,320 9,150 10,980 12,200 13,725 18,300 21,960 27,450 36,600 54,900 and 109,800, with no remainder.

Since 109,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 109,800, 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).