Q: Is 120,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 120,960 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 120,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 27 28 30 32 35 36 40 42 45 48 54 56 60 63 64 70 72 80 84 90 96 105 108 112 120 126 128 135 140 144 160 168 180 189 192 210 216 224 240 252 270 280 288 315 320 336 360 378 384 420 432 448 480 504 540 560 576 630 640 672 720 756 840 864 896 945 960 1,008 1,080 1,120 1,152 1,260 1,344 1,440 1,512 1,680 1,728 1,890 1,920 2,016 2,160 2,240 2,520 2,688 2,880 3,024 3,360 3,456 3,780 4,032 4,320 4,480 5,040 5,760 6,048 6,720 7,560 8,064 8,640 10,080 12,096 13,440 15,120 17,280 20,160 24,192 30,240 40,320 60,480 and 120,960, with no remainder.

Since 120,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,960, 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).