Q: Is 149,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 149,760 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 149,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 24 26 30 32 36 39 40 45 48 52 60 64 65 72 78 80 90 96 104 117 120 128 130 144 156 160 180 192 195 208 234 240 256 260 288 312 320 360 384 390 416 468 480 520 576 585 624 640 720 768 780 832 936 960 1,040 1,152 1,170 1,248 1,280 1,440 1,560 1,664 1,872 1,920 2,080 2,304 2,340 2,496 2,880 3,120 3,328 3,744 3,840 4,160 4,680 4,992 5,760 6,240 7,488 8,320 9,360 9,984 11,520 12,480 14,976 16,640 18,720 24,960 29,952 37,440 49,920 74,880 and 149,760, with no remainder.

Since 149,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 149,760, 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).