Q: Is 101,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 101,400 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 101,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 25 26 30 39 40 50 52 60 65 75 78 100 104 120 130 150 156 169 195 200 260 300 312 325 338 390 507 520 600 650 676 780 845 975 1,014 1,300 1,352 1,560 1,690 1,950 2,028 2,535 2,600 3,380 3,900 4,056 4,225 5,070 6,760 7,800 8,450 10,140 12,675 16,900 20,280 25,350 33,800 50,700 and 101,400, with no remainder.

Since 101,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 101,400, 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).