Q: Is 127,008 a Composite Number?

Why is 127,008 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 127,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 48 49 54 56 63 72 81 84 96 98 108 112 126 144 147 162 168 189 196 216 224 252 288 294 324 336 378 392 432 441 504 567 588 648 672 756 784 864 882 1,008 1,134 1,176 1,296 1,323 1,512 1,568 1,764 2,016 2,268 2,352 2,592 2,646 3,024 3,528 3,969 4,536 4,704 5,292 6,048 7,056 7,938 9,072 10,584 14,112 15,876 18,144 21,168 31,752 42,336 63,504 and 127,008, with no remainder.

Since 127,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 127,008, 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).