Q: Is 119,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 119,340 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 119,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 17 18 20 26 27 30 34 36 39 45 51 52 54 60 65 68 78 85 90 102 108 117 130 135 153 156 170 180 195 204 221 234 255 260 270 306 340 351 390 442 459 468 510 540 585 612 663 702 765 780 884 918 1,020 1,105 1,170 1,326 1,404 1,530 1,755 1,836 1,989 2,210 2,295 2,340 2,652 3,060 3,315 3,510 3,978 4,420 4,590 5,967 6,630 7,020 7,956 9,180 9,945 11,934 13,260 19,890 23,868 29,835 39,780 59,670 and 119,340, with no remainder.

Since 119,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 119,340, 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).