Q: Is 131,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 131,040 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 131,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 26 28 30 32 35 36 39 40 42 45 48 52 56 60 63 65 70 72 78 80 84 90 91 96 104 105 112 117 120 126 130 140 144 156 160 168 180 182 195 208 210 224 234 240 252 260 273 280 288 312 315 336 360 364 390 416 420 455 468 480 504 520 546 560 585 624 630 672 720 728 780 819 840 910 936 1,008 1,040 1,092 1,120 1,170 1,248 1,260 1,365 1,440 1,456 1,560 1,638 1,680 1,820 1,872 2,016 2,080 2,184 2,340 2,520 2,730 2,912 3,120 3,276 3,360 3,640 3,744 4,095 4,368 4,680 5,040 5,460 6,240 6,552 7,280 8,190 8,736 9,360 10,080 10,920 13,104 14,560 16,380 18,720 21,840 26,208 32,760 43,680 65,520 and 131,040, with no remainder.

Since 131,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,040, 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).