Q: Is 127,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 127,400 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 127,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 20 25 26 28 35 40 49 50 52 56 65 70 91 98 100 104 130 140 175 182 196 200 245 260 280 325 350 364 392 455 490 520 637 650 700 728 910 980 1,225 1,274 1,300 1,400 1,820 1,960 2,275 2,450 2,548 2,600 3,185 3,640 4,550 4,900 5,096 6,370 9,100 9,800 12,740 15,925 18,200 25,480 31,850 63,700 and 127,400, with no remainder.

Since 127,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 127,400, 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).