Q: Is 139,104 a Composite Number?

Why is 139,104 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 139,104 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 23 24 27 28 32 36 42 46 48 54 56 63 69 72 84 92 96 108 112 126 138 144 161 168 184 189 207 216 224 252 276 288 322 336 368 378 414 432 483 504 552 621 644 672 736 756 828 864 966 1,008 1,104 1,242 1,288 1,449 1,512 1,656 1,932 2,016 2,208 2,484 2,576 2,898 3,024 3,312 3,864 4,347 4,968 5,152 5,796 6,048 6,624 7,728 8,694 9,936 11,592 15,456 17,388 19,872 23,184 34,776 46,368 69,552 and 139,104, with no remainder.

Since 139,104 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,104, 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).