Q: Is 127,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 127,680 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 127,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 19 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 38 40 42 48 56 57 60 64 70 76 80 84 95 96 105 112 114 120 133 140 152 160 168 190 192 210 224 228 240 266 280 285 304 320 336 380 399 420 448 456 480 532 560 570 608 665 672 760 798 840 912 960 1,064 1,120 1,140 1,216 1,330 1,344 1,520 1,596 1,680 1,824 1,995 2,128 2,240 2,280 2,660 3,040 3,192 3,360 3,648 3,990 4,256 4,560 5,320 6,080 6,384 6,720 7,980 8,512 9,120 10,640 12,768 15,960 18,240 21,280 25,536 31,920 42,560 63,840 and 127,680, with no remainder.

Since 127,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 127,680, 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).