Q: Is 134,316 a Composite Number?

Why is 134,316 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 134,316 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 13 14 18 21 26 28 36 39 41 42 52 63 78 82 84 91 117 123 126 156 164 182 234 246 252 273 287 364 369 468 492 533 546 574 738 819 861 1,066 1,092 1,148 1,476 1,599 1,638 1,722 2,132 2,583 3,198 3,276 3,444 3,731 4,797 5,166 6,396 7,462 9,594 10,332 11,193 14,924 19,188 22,386 33,579 44,772 67,158 and 134,316, with no remainder.

Since 134,316 cannot be divided by just 1 and 134,316, 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).