Q: Is 137,088 a Composite Number?

Why is 137,088 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 137,088 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 17 18 21 24 28 32 34 36 42 48 51 56 63 64 68 72 84 96 102 112 119 126 128 136 144 153 168 192 204 224 238 252 272 288 306 336 357 384 408 448 476 504 544 576 612 672 714 816 896 952 1,008 1,071 1,088 1,152 1,224 1,344 1,428 1,632 1,904 2,016 2,142 2,176 2,448 2,688 2,856 3,264 3,808 4,032 4,284 4,896 5,712 6,528 7,616 8,064 8,568 9,792 11,424 15,232 17,136 19,584 22,848 34,272 45,696 68,544 and 137,088, with no remainder.

Since 137,088 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,088, 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).