Q: Is 106,260 a Composite Number?

Why is 106,260 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 106,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15 20 21 22 23 28 30 33 35 42 44 46 55 60 66 69 70 77 84 92 105 110 115 132 138 140 154 161 165 210 220 230 231 253 276 308 322 330 345 385 420 460 462 483 506 644 660 690 759 770 805 924 966 1,012 1,155 1,265 1,380 1,518 1,540 1,610 1,771 1,932 2,310 2,415 2,530 3,036 3,220 3,542 3,795 4,620 4,830 5,060 5,313 7,084 7,590 8,855 9,660 10,626 15,180 17,710 21,252 26,565 35,420 53,130 and 106,260, with no remainder.

Since 106,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 106,260, 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).