Q: Is 137,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 137,700 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 137,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 25 27 30 34 36 45 50 51 54 60 68 75 81 85 90 100 102 108 135 150 153 162 170 180 204 225 255 270 300 306 324 340 405 425 450 459 510 540 612 675 765 810 850 900 918 1,020 1,275 1,350 1,377 1,530 1,620 1,700 1,836 2,025 2,295 2,550 2,700 2,754 3,060 3,825 4,050 4,590 5,100 5,508 6,885 7,650 8,100 9,180 11,475 13,770 15,300 22,950 27,540 34,425 45,900 68,850 and 137,700, with no remainder.

Since 137,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,700, 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).