Q: Is 146,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 146,520 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 146,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 24 30 33 36 37 40 44 45 55 60 66 72 74 88 90 99 110 111 120 132 148 165 180 185 198 220 222 264 296 330 333 360 370 396 407 440 444 495 555 660 666 740 792 814 888 990 1,110 1,221 1,320 1,332 1,480 1,628 1,665 1,980 2,035 2,220 2,442 2,664 3,256 3,330 3,663 3,960 4,070 4,440 4,884 6,105 6,660 7,326 8,140 9,768 12,210 13,320 14,652 16,280 18,315 24,420 29,304 36,630 48,840 73,260 and 146,520, with no remainder.

Since 146,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,520, 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).