Q: Is 122,304 a Composite Number?

Why is 122,304 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 122,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 21 24 26 28 32 39 42 48 49 52 56 64 78 84 91 96 98 104 112 147 156 168 182 192 196 208 224 273 294 312 336 364 392 416 448 546 588 624 637 672 728 784 832 1,092 1,176 1,248 1,274 1,344 1,456 1,568 1,911 2,184 2,352 2,496 2,548 2,912 3,136 3,822 4,368 4,704 5,096 5,824 7,644 8,736 9,408 10,192 15,288 17,472 20,384 30,576 40,768 61,152 and 122,304, with no remainder.

Since 122,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 122,304, 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).