Q: Is 146,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 146,640 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 146,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 39 40 47 48 52 60 65 78 80 94 104 120 130 141 156 188 195 208 235 240 260 282 312 376 390 470 520 564 611 624 705 752 780 940 1,040 1,128 1,222 1,410 1,560 1,833 1,880 2,256 2,444 2,820 3,055 3,120 3,666 3,760 4,888 5,640 6,110 7,332 9,165 9,776 11,280 12,220 14,664 18,330 24,440 29,328 36,660 48,880 73,320 and 146,640, with no remainder.

Since 146,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,640, 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).