Q: Is 117,810 a Composite Number?

Why is 117,810 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 117,810 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 11 14 15 17 18 21 22 30 33 34 35 42 45 51 55 63 66 70 77 85 90 99 102 105 110 119 126 153 154 165 170 187 198 210 231 238 255 306 315 330 357 374 385 462 495 510 561 595 630 693 714 765 770 935 990 1,071 1,122 1,155 1,190 1,309 1,386 1,530 1,683 1,785 1,870 2,142 2,310 2,618 2,805 3,366 3,465 3,570 3,927 5,355 5,610 6,545 6,930 7,854 8,415 10,710 11,781 13,090 16,830 19,635 23,562 39,270 58,905 and 117,810, with no remainder.

Since 117,810 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,810, 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).