Q: Is 167,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 167,700 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 167,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 43 50 52 60 65 75 78 86 100 129 130 150 156 172 195 215 258 260 300 325 390 430 516 559 645 650 780 860 975 1,075 1,118 1,290 1,300 1,677 1,950 2,150 2,236 2,580 2,795 3,225 3,354 3,900 4,300 5,590 6,450 6,708 8,385 11,180 12,900 13,975 16,770 27,950 33,540 41,925 55,900 83,850 and 167,700, with no remainder.

Since 167,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,700, 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).