Q: Is 148,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 148,680 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 148,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 56 59 60 63 70 72 84 90 105 118 120 126 140 168 177 180 210 236 252 280 295 315 354 360 413 420 472 504 531 590 630 708 826 840 885 1,062 1,180 1,239 1,260 1,416 1,652 1,770 2,065 2,124 2,360 2,478 2,520 2,655 3,304 3,540 3,717 4,130 4,248 4,956 5,310 6,195 7,080 7,434 8,260 9,912 10,620 12,390 14,868 16,520 18,585 21,240 24,780 29,736 37,170 49,560 74,340 and 148,680, with no remainder.

Since 148,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 148,680, 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).