Q: Is 101,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 101,520 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 101,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 47 48 54 60 72 80 90 94 108 120 135 141 144 180 188 216 235 240 270 282 360 376 423 432 470 540 564 705 720 752 846 940 1,080 1,128 1,269 1,410 1,692 1,880 2,115 2,160 2,256 2,538 2,820 3,384 3,760 4,230 5,076 5,640 6,345 6,768 8,460 10,152 11,280 12,690 16,920 20,304 25,380 33,840 50,760 and 101,520, with no remainder.

Since 101,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 101,520, 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).