Q: Is 131,670 a Composite Number?

Why is 131,670 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 131,670 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 11 14 15 18 19 21 22 30 33 35 38 42 45 55 57 63 66 70 77 90 95 99 105 110 114 126 133 154 165 171 190 198 209 210 231 266 285 315 330 342 385 399 418 462 495 570 627 630 665 693 770 798 855 990 1,045 1,155 1,197 1,254 1,330 1,386 1,463 1,710 1,881 1,995 2,090 2,310 2,394 2,926 3,135 3,465 3,762 3,990 4,389 5,985 6,270 6,930 7,315 8,778 9,405 11,970 13,167 14,630 18,810 21,945 26,334 43,890 65,835 and 131,670, with no remainder.

Since 131,670 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,670, 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).