Q: Is 136,620 a Composite Number?

Why is 136,620 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 136,620 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 23 27 30 33 36 44 45 46 54 55 60 66 69 90 92 99 108 110 115 132 135 138 165 180 198 207 220 230 253 270 276 297 330 345 396 414 460 495 506 540 594 621 660 690 759 828 990 1,012 1,035 1,188 1,242 1,265 1,380 1,485 1,518 1,980 2,070 2,277 2,484 2,530 2,970 3,036 3,105 3,795 4,140 4,554 5,060 5,940 6,210 6,831 7,590 9,108 11,385 12,420 13,662 15,180 22,770 27,324 34,155 45,540 68,310 and 136,620, with no remainder.

Since 136,620 cannot be divided by just 1 and 136,620, 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).