Q: Is 125,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 125,400 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 125,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 19 20 22 24 25 30 33 38 40 44 50 55 57 60 66 75 76 88 95 100 110 114 120 132 150 152 165 190 200 209 220 228 264 275 285 300 330 380 418 440 456 475 550 570 600 627 660 760 825 836 950 1,045 1,100 1,140 1,254 1,320 1,425 1,650 1,672 1,900 2,090 2,200 2,280 2,508 2,850 3,135 3,300 3,800 4,180 5,016 5,225 5,700 6,270 6,600 8,360 10,450 11,400 12,540 15,675 20,900 25,080 31,350 41,800 62,700 and 125,400, with no remainder.

Since 125,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 125,400, 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).