Q: Is 134,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 134,640 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 134,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 20 22 24 30 33 34 36 40 44 45 48 51 55 60 66 68 72 80 85 88 90 99 102 110 120 132 136 144 153 165 170 176 180 187 198 204 220 240 255 264 272 306 330 340 360 374 396 408 440 495 510 528 561 612 660 680 720 748 765 792 816 880 935 990 1,020 1,122 1,224 1,320 1,360 1,496 1,530 1,584 1,683 1,870 1,980 2,040 2,244 2,448 2,640 2,805 2,992 3,060 3,366 3,740 3,960 4,080 4,488 5,610 6,120 6,732 7,480 7,920 8,415 8,976 11,220 12,240 13,464 14,960 16,830 22,440 26,928 33,660 44,880 67,320 and 134,640, with no remainder.

Since 134,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 134,640, 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).