Q: Is 119,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 119,880 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 119,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 37 40 45 54 60 72 74 81 90 108 111 120 135 148 162 180 185 216 222 270 296 324 333 360 370 405 444 540 555 648 666 740 810 888 999 1,080 1,110 1,332 1,480 1,620 1,665 1,998 2,220 2,664 2,997 3,240 3,330 3,996 4,440 4,995 5,994 6,660 7,992 9,990 11,988 13,320 14,985 19,980 23,976 29,970 39,960 59,940 and 119,880, with no remainder.

Since 119,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 119,880, 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).