Q: Is 120,237,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 120,237,120 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 120,237,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 83 90 96 120 144 160 166 180 192 240 249 288 320 332 360 415 480 498 503 576 664 720 747 830 960 996 1,006 1,245 1,328 1,440 1,494 1,509 1,660 1,992 2,012 2,490 2,515 2,656 2,880 2,988 3,018 3,320 3,735 3,984 4,024 4,527 4,980 5,030 5,312 5,976 6,036 6,640 7,470 7,545 7,968 8,048 9,054 9,960 10,060 11,952 12,072 13,280 14,940 15,090 15,936 16,096 18,108 19,920 20,120 22,635 23,904 24,144 26,560 29,880 30,180 32,192 36,216 39,840 40,240 41,749 45,270 47,808 48,288 59,760 60,360 72,432 79,680 80,480 83,498 90,540 96,576 119,520 120,720 125,247 144,864 160,960 166,996 181,080 208,745 239,040 241,440 250,494 289,728 333,992 362,160 375,741 417,490 482,880 500,988 626,235 667,984 724,320 751,482 834,980 1,001,976 1,252,470 1,335,968 1,448,640 1,502,964 1,669,960 1,878,705 2,003,952 2,504,940 2,671,936 3,005,928 3,339,920 3,757,410 4,007,904 5,009,880 6,011,856 6,679,840 7,514,820 8,015,808 10,019,760 12,023,712 13,359,680 15,029,640 20,039,520 24,047,424 30,059,280 40,079,040 60,118,560 and 120,237,120, with no remainder.

Since 120,237,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,237,120, 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).