Q: Is 124,080 a Composite Number?

Why is 124,080 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 124,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 47 48 55 60 66 80 88 94 110 120 132 141 165 176 188 220 235 240 264 282 330 376 440 470 517 528 564 660 705 752 880 940 1,034 1,128 1,320 1,410 1,551 1,880 2,068 2,256 2,585 2,640 2,820 3,102 3,760 4,136 5,170 5,640 6,204 7,755 8,272 10,340 11,280 12,408 15,510 20,680 24,816 31,020 41,360 62,040 and 124,080, with no remainder.

Since 124,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,080, 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).