Q: Is 154,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 154,560 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 154,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 23 24 28 30 32 35 40 42 46 48 56 60 64 69 70 80 84 92 96 105 112 115 120 138 140 160 161 168 184 192 210 224 230 240 276 280 320 322 336 345 368 420 448 460 480 483 552 560 644 672 690 736 805 840 920 960 966 1,104 1,120 1,288 1,344 1,380 1,472 1,610 1,680 1,840 1,932 2,208 2,240 2,415 2,576 2,760 3,220 3,360 3,680 3,864 4,416 4,830 5,152 5,520 6,440 6,720 7,360 7,728 9,660 10,304 11,040 12,880 15,456 19,320 22,080 25,760 30,912 38,640 51,520 77,280 and 154,560, with no remainder.

Since 154,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 154,560, 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).