Q: Is 106,080 a Composite Number?

Why is 106,080 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 106,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 17 20 24 26 30 32 34 39 40 48 51 52 60 65 68 78 80 85 96 102 104 120 130 136 156 160 170 195 204 208 221 240 255 260 272 312 340 390 408 416 442 480 510 520 544 624 663 680 780 816 884 1,020 1,040 1,105 1,248 1,326 1,360 1,560 1,632 1,768 2,040 2,080 2,210 2,652 2,720 3,120 3,315 3,536 4,080 4,420 5,304 6,240 6,630 7,072 8,160 8,840 10,608 13,260 17,680 21,216 26,520 35,360 53,040 and 106,080, with no remainder.

Since 106,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 106,080, 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).