Q: Is 197,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 197,120 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 197,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 16 20 22 28 32 35 40 44 55 56 64 70 77 80 88 110 112 128 140 154 160 176 220 224 256 280 308 320 352 385 440 448 512 560 616 640 704 770 880 896 1,120 1,232 1,280 1,408 1,540 1,760 1,792 2,240 2,464 2,560 2,816 3,080 3,520 3,584 4,480 4,928 5,632 6,160 7,040 8,960 9,856 12,320 14,080 17,920 19,712 24,640 28,160 39,424 49,280 98,560 and 197,120, with no remainder.

Since 197,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 197,120, 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).