Q: Is 160,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 160,800 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 160,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 67 75 80 96 100 120 134 150 160 200 201 240 268 300 335 400 402 480 536 600 670 800 804 1,005 1,072 1,200 1,340 1,608 1,675 2,010 2,144 2,400 2,680 3,216 3,350 4,020 5,025 5,360 6,432 6,700 8,040 10,050 10,720 13,400 16,080 20,100 26,800 32,160 40,200 53,600 80,400 and 160,800, with no remainder.

Since 160,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 160,800, 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).