Q: Is 160,080 a Composite Number?

Why is 160,080 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 160,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 23 24 29 30 40 46 48 58 60 69 80 87 92 115 116 120 138 145 174 184 230 232 240 276 290 345 348 368 435 460 464 552 580 667 690 696 870 920 1,104 1,160 1,334 1,380 1,392 1,740 1,840 2,001 2,320 2,668 2,760 3,335 3,480 4,002 5,336 5,520 6,670 6,960 8,004 10,005 10,672 13,340 16,008 20,010 26,680 32,016 40,020 53,360 80,040 and 160,080, with no remainder.

Since 160,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 160,080, 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).