Q: Is 118,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 118,440 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 118,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 47 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 94 105 120 126 140 141 168 180 188 210 235 252 280 282 315 329 360 376 420 423 470 504 564 630 658 705 840 846 940 987 1,128 1,260 1,316 1,410 1,645 1,692 1,880 1,974 2,115 2,520 2,632 2,820 2,961 3,290 3,384 3,948 4,230 4,935 5,640 5,922 6,580 7,896 8,460 9,870 11,844 13,160 14,805 16,920 19,740 23,688 29,610 39,480 59,220 and 118,440, with no remainder.

Since 118,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,440, 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).