Q: Is 162,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 162,360 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 162,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 24 30 33 36 40 41 44 45 55 60 66 72 82 88 90 99 110 120 123 132 164 165 180 198 205 220 246 264 328 330 360 369 396 410 440 451 492 495 615 660 738 792 820 902 984 990 1,230 1,320 1,353 1,476 1,640 1,804 1,845 1,980 2,255 2,460 2,706 2,952 3,608 3,690 3,960 4,059 4,510 4,920 5,412 6,765 7,380 8,118 9,020 10,824 13,530 14,760 16,236 18,040 20,295 27,060 32,472 40,590 54,120 81,180 and 162,360, with no remainder.

Since 162,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,360, 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).