Q: Is 133,980 a Composite Number?

Why is 133,980 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 133,980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15 20 21 22 28 29 30 33 35 42 44 55 58 60 66 70 77 84 87 105 110 116 132 140 145 154 165 174 203 210 220 231 290 308 319 330 348 385 406 420 435 462 580 609 638 660 770 812 870 924 957 1,015 1,155 1,218 1,276 1,540 1,595 1,740 1,914 2,030 2,233 2,310 2,436 3,045 3,190 3,828 4,060 4,466 4,620 4,785 6,090 6,380 6,699 8,932 9,570 11,165 12,180 13,398 19,140 22,330 26,796 33,495 44,660 66,990 and 133,980, with no remainder.

Since 133,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 133,980, 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).