Q: Is 102,102 a Composite Number?

Why is 102,102 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 102,102 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 13 14 17 21 22 26 33 34 39 42 51 66 77 78 91 102 119 143 154 182 187 221 231 238 273 286 357 374 429 442 462 546 561 663 714 858 1,001 1,122 1,309 1,326 1,547 2,002 2,431 2,618 3,003 3,094 3,927 4,641 4,862 6,006 7,293 7,854 9,282 14,586 17,017 34,034 51,051 and 102,102, with no remainder.

Since 102,102 cannot be divided by just 1 and 102,102, 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).