Q: Is 114,660 a Composite Number?

Why is 114,660 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 114,660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 13 14 15 18 20 21 26 28 30 35 36 39 42 45 49 52 60 63 65 70 78 84 90 91 98 105 117 126 130 140 147 156 180 182 195 196 210 234 245 252 260 273 294 315 364 390 420 441 455 468 490 546 585 588 630 637 735 780 819 882 910 980 1,092 1,170 1,260 1,274 1,365 1,470 1,638 1,764 1,820 1,911 2,205 2,340 2,548 2,730 2,940 3,185 3,276 3,822 4,095 4,410 5,460 5,733 6,370 7,644 8,190 8,820 9,555 11,466 12,740 16,380 19,110 22,932 28,665 38,220 57,330 and 114,660, with no remainder.

Since 114,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 114,660, 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).