Q: Is 115,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 115,560 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 115,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 107 108 120 135 180 214 216 270 321 360 428 535 540 642 856 963 1,070 1,080 1,284 1,605 1,926 2,140 2,568 2,889 3,210 3,852 4,280 4,815 5,778 6,420 7,704 9,630 11,556 12,840 14,445 19,260 23,112 28,890 38,520 57,780 and 115,560, with no remainder.

Since 115,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 115,560, 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).