Q: Is 117,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 117,000 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 117,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 24 25 26 30 36 39 40 45 50 52 60 65 72 75 78 90 100 104 117 120 125 130 150 156 180 195 200 225 234 250 260 300 312 325 360 375 390 450 468 500 520 585 600 650 750 780 900 936 975 1,000 1,125 1,170 1,300 1,500 1,560 1,625 1,800 1,950 2,250 2,340 2,600 2,925 3,000 3,250 3,900 4,500 4,680 4,875 5,850 6,500 7,800 9,000 9,750 11,700 13,000 14,625 19,500 23,400 29,250 39,000 58,500 and 117,000, with no remainder.

Since 117,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,000, 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).