Q: Is 125,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 125,280 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 125,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 29 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 58 60 72 80 87 90 96 108 116 120 135 144 145 160 174 180 216 232 240 261 270 288 290 348 360 432 435 464 480 522 540 580 696 720 783 864 870 928 1,044 1,080 1,160 1,305 1,392 1,440 1,566 1,740 2,088 2,160 2,320 2,610 2,784 3,132 3,480 3,915 4,176 4,320 4,640 5,220 6,264 6,960 7,830 8,352 10,440 12,528 13,920 15,660 20,880 25,056 31,320 41,760 62,640 and 125,280, with no remainder.

Since 125,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 125,280, 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).