Q: Is 119,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 119,700 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 119,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 19 20 21 25 28 30 35 36 38 42 45 50 57 60 63 70 75 76 84 90 95 100 105 114 126 133 140 150 171 175 180 190 210 225 228 252 266 285 300 315 342 350 380 399 420 450 475 525 532 570 630 665 684 700 798 855 900 950 1,050 1,140 1,197 1,260 1,330 1,425 1,575 1,596 1,710 1,900 1,995 2,100 2,394 2,660 2,850 3,150 3,325 3,420 3,990 4,275 4,788 5,700 5,985 6,300 6,650 7,980 8,550 9,975 11,970 13,300 17,100 19,950 23,940 29,925 39,900 59,850 and 119,700, with no remainder.

Since 119,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 119,700, 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).