Q: Is 114,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 114,240 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 114,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 17 20 21 24 28 30 32 34 35 40 42 48 51 56 60 64 68 70 80 84 85 96 102 105 112 119 120 136 140 160 168 170 192 204 210 224 238 240 255 272 280 320 336 340 357 408 420 448 476 480 510 544 560 595 672 680 714 816 840 952 960 1,020 1,088 1,120 1,190 1,344 1,360 1,428 1,632 1,680 1,785 1,904 2,040 2,240 2,380 2,720 2,856 3,264 3,360 3,570 3,808 4,080 4,760 5,440 5,712 6,720 7,140 7,616 8,160 9,520 11,424 14,280 16,320 19,040 22,848 28,560 38,080 57,120 and 114,240, with no remainder.

Since 114,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 114,240, 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).