Q: Is 120,202,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 120,202,140 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 120,202,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 30 46 60 69 92 115 138 230 276 345 460 690 1,380 87,103 174,206 261,309 348,412 435,515 522,618 871,030 1,045,236 1,306,545 1,742,060 2,003,369 2,613,090 4,006,738 5,226,180 6,010,107 8,013,476 10,016,845 12,020,214 20,033,690 24,040,428 30,050,535 40,067,380 60,101,070 and 120,202,140, with no remainder.

Since 120,202,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,202,140, 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).