Q: Is 125,580 a Composite Number?

Why is 125,580 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 125,580 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 13 14 15 20 21 23 26 28 30 35 39 42 46 52 60 65 69 70 78 84 91 92 105 115 130 138 140 156 161 182 195 210 230 260 273 276 299 322 345 364 390 420 455 460 483 546 598 644 690 780 805 897 910 966 1,092 1,196 1,365 1,380 1,495 1,610 1,794 1,820 1,932 2,093 2,415 2,730 2,990 3,220 3,588 4,186 4,485 4,830 5,460 5,980 6,279 8,372 8,970 9,660 10,465 12,558 17,940 20,930 25,116 31,395 41,860 62,790 and 125,580, with no remainder.

Since 125,580 cannot be divided by just 1 and 125,580, 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).