Q: Is 122,616 a Composite Number?

Why is 122,616 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 122,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 36 39 52 72 78 104 117 131 156 234 262 312 393 468 524 786 936 1,048 1,179 1,572 1,703 2,358 3,144 3,406 4,716 5,109 6,812 9,432 10,218 13,624 15,327 20,436 30,654 40,872 61,308 and 122,616, with no remainder.

Since 122,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 122,616, 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).