Q: Is 112,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 112,320 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 112,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 24 26 27 30 32 36 39 40 45 48 52 54 60 64 65 72 78 80 90 96 104 108 117 120 130 135 144 156 160 180 192 195 208 216 234 240 260 270 288 312 320 351 360 390 416 432 468 480 520 540 576 585 624 702 720 780 832 864 936 960 1,040 1,080 1,170 1,248 1,404 1,440 1,560 1,728 1,755 1,872 2,080 2,160 2,340 2,496 2,808 2,880 3,120 3,510 3,744 4,160 4,320 4,680 5,616 6,240 7,020 7,488 8,640 9,360 11,232 12,480 14,040 18,720 22,464 28,080 37,440 56,160 and 112,320, with no remainder.

Since 112,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 112,320, 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).