Q: Is 122,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 122,760 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 122,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 24 30 31 33 36 40 44 45 55 60 62 66 72 88 90 93 99 110 120 124 132 155 165 180 186 198 220 248 264 279 310 330 341 360 372 396 440 465 495 558 620 660 682 744 792 930 990 1,023 1,116 1,240 1,320 1,364 1,395 1,705 1,860 1,980 2,046 2,232 2,728 2,790 3,069 3,410 3,720 3,960 4,092 5,115 5,580 6,138 6,820 8,184 10,230 11,160 12,276 13,640 15,345 20,460 24,552 30,690 40,920 61,380 and 122,760, with no remainder.

Since 122,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 122,760, 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).