Q: Is 167,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 167,400 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 167,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 27 30 31 36 40 45 50 54 60 62 72 75 90 93 100 108 120 124 135 150 155 180 186 200 216 225 248 270 279 300 310 360 372 450 465 540 558 600 620 675 744 775 837 900 930 1,080 1,116 1,240 1,350 1,395 1,550 1,674 1,800 1,860 2,232 2,325 2,700 2,790 3,100 3,348 3,720 4,185 4,650 5,400 5,580 6,200 6,696 6,975 8,370 9,300 11,160 13,950 16,740 18,600 20,925 27,900 33,480 41,850 55,800 83,700 and 167,400, with no remainder.

Since 167,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,400, 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).