Q: Is 126,672 a Composite Number?

Why is 126,672 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 126,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 21 24 26 28 29 39 42 48 52 56 58 78 84 87 91 104 112 116 156 168 174 182 203 208 232 273 312 336 348 364 377 406 464 546 609 624 696 728 754 812 1,092 1,131 1,218 1,392 1,456 1,508 1,624 2,184 2,262 2,436 2,639 3,016 3,248 4,368 4,524 4,872 5,278 6,032 7,917 9,048 9,744 10,556 15,834 18,096 21,112 31,668 42,224 63,336 and 126,672, with no remainder.

Since 126,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 126,672, 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).