Q: Is 161,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 161,460 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 161,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 23 26 27 30 36 39 45 46 52 54 60 65 69 78 90 92 108 115 117 130 135 138 156 180 195 207 230 234 260 270 276 299 345 351 390 414 460 468 540 585 598 621 690 702 780 828 897 1,035 1,170 1,196 1,242 1,380 1,404 1,495 1,755 1,794 2,070 2,340 2,484 2,691 2,990 3,105 3,510 3,588 4,140 4,485 5,382 5,980 6,210 7,020 8,073 8,970 10,764 12,420 13,455 16,146 17,940 26,910 32,292 40,365 53,820 80,730 and 161,460, with no remainder.

Since 161,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 161,460, 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).