Q: Is 84,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 84,000 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 84,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 25 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 50 56 60 70 75 80 84 96 100 105 112 120 125 140 150 160 168 175 200 210 224 240 250 280 300 336 350 375 400 420 480 500 525 560 600 672 700 750 800 840 875 1,000 1,050 1,120 1,200 1,400 1,500 1,680 1,750 2,000 2,100 2,400 2,625 2,800 3,000 3,360 3,500 4,000 4,200 5,250 5,600 6,000 7,000 8,400 10,500 12,000 14,000 16,800 21,000 28,000 42,000 and 84,000, with no remainder.

Since 84,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 84,000, 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).