Q: Is 117,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 117,600 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 117,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 25 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 49 50 56 60 70 75 80 84 96 98 100 105 112 120 140 147 150 160 168 175 196 200 210 224 240 245 280 294 300 336 350 392 400 420 480 490 525 560 588 600 672 700 735 784 800 840 980 1,050 1,120 1,176 1,200 1,225 1,400 1,470 1,568 1,680 1,960 2,100 2,352 2,400 2,450 2,800 2,940 3,360 3,675 3,920 4,200 4,704 4,900 5,600 5,880 7,350 7,840 8,400 9,800 11,760 14,700 16,800 19,600 23,520 29,400 39,200 58,800 and 117,600, with no remainder.

Since 117,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,600, 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).