Q: Is 127,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 127,800 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 127,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 60 71 72 75 90 100 120 142 150 180 200 213 225 284 300 355 360 426 450 568 600 639 710 852 900 1,065 1,278 1,420 1,704 1,775 1,800 2,130 2,556 2,840 3,195 3,550 4,260 5,112 5,325 6,390 7,100 8,520 10,650 12,780 14,200 15,975 21,300 25,560 31,950 42,600 63,900 and 127,800, with no remainder.

Since 127,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 127,800, 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).