Q: Is 159,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 159,120 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 159,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 17 18 20 24 26 30 34 36 39 40 45 48 51 52 60 65 68 72 78 80 85 90 102 104 117 120 130 136 144 153 156 170 180 195 204 208 221 234 240 255 260 272 306 312 340 360 390 408 442 468 510 520 585 612 624 663 680 720 765 780 816 884 936 1,020 1,040 1,105 1,170 1,224 1,326 1,360 1,530 1,560 1,768 1,872 1,989 2,040 2,210 2,340 2,448 2,652 3,060 3,120 3,315 3,536 3,978 4,080 4,420 4,680 5,304 6,120 6,630 7,956 8,840 9,360 9,945 10,608 12,240 13,260 15,912 17,680 19,890 26,520 31,824 39,780 53,040 79,560 and 159,120, with no remainder.

Since 159,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 159,120, 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).