Q: Is 106,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 106,560 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 106,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 37 40 45 48 60 64 72 74 80 90 96 111 120 144 148 160 180 185 192 222 240 288 296 320 333 360 370 444 480 555 576 592 666 720 740 888 960 1,110 1,184 1,332 1,440 1,480 1,665 1,776 2,220 2,368 2,664 2,880 2,960 3,330 3,552 4,440 5,328 5,920 6,660 7,104 8,880 10,656 11,840 13,320 17,760 21,312 26,640 35,520 53,280 and 106,560, with no remainder.

Since 106,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 106,560, 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).