Q: Is 124,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 124,740 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 124,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 18 20 21 22 27 28 30 33 35 36 42 44 45 54 55 60 63 66 70 77 81 84 90 99 105 108 110 126 132 135 140 154 162 165 180 189 198 210 220 231 252 270 297 308 315 324 330 378 385 396 405 420 462 495 540 567 594 630 660 693 756 770 810 891 924 945 990 1,134 1,155 1,188 1,260 1,386 1,485 1,540 1,620 1,782 1,890 1,980 2,079 2,268 2,310 2,772 2,835 2,970 3,465 3,564 3,780 4,158 4,455 4,620 5,670 5,940 6,237 6,930 8,316 8,910 10,395 11,340 12,474 13,860 17,820 20,790 24,948 31,185 41,580 62,370 and 124,740, with no remainder.

Since 124,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,740, 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).