Q: Is 126,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 126,360 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 126,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 24 26 27 30 36 39 40 45 52 54 60 65 72 78 81 90 104 108 117 120 130 135 156 162 180 195 216 234 243 260 270 312 324 351 360 390 405 468 486 520 540 585 648 702 780 810 936 972 1,053 1,080 1,170 1,215 1,404 1,560 1,620 1,755 1,944 2,106 2,340 2,430 2,808 3,159 3,240 3,510 4,212 4,680 4,860 5,265 6,318 7,020 8,424 9,720 10,530 12,636 14,040 15,795 21,060 25,272 31,590 42,120 63,180 and 126,360, with no remainder.

Since 126,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 126,360, 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).