Q: Is 110,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 110,700 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 110,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 41 45 50 54 60 75 82 90 100 108 123 135 150 164 180 205 225 246 270 300 369 410 450 492 540 615 675 738 820 900 1,025 1,107 1,230 1,350 1,476 1,845 2,050 2,214 2,460 2,700 3,075 3,690 4,100 4,428 5,535 6,150 7,380 9,225 11,070 12,300 18,450 22,140 27,675 36,900 55,350 and 110,700, with no remainder.

Since 110,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 110,700, 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).