Q: Is 160,056 a Composite Number?

Why is 160,056 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 160,056 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 19 24 26 27 36 38 39 52 54 57 72 76 78 81 104 108 114 117 152 156 162 171 216 228 234 247 312 324 342 351 456 468 494 513 648 684 702 741 936 988 1,026 1,053 1,368 1,404 1,482 1,539 1,976 2,052 2,106 2,223 2,808 2,964 3,078 4,104 4,212 4,446 5,928 6,156 6,669 8,424 8,892 12,312 13,338 17,784 20,007 26,676 40,014 53,352 80,028 and 160,056, with no remainder.

Since 160,056 cannot be divided by just 1 and 160,056, 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).