Q: Is 163,020 a Composite Number?

Why is 163,020 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 163,020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 15 19 20 22 26 30 33 38 39 44 52 55 57 60 65 66 76 78 95 110 114 130 132 143 156 165 190 195 209 220 228 247 260 285 286 330 380 390 418 429 494 570 572 627 660 715 741 780 836 858 988 1,045 1,140 1,235 1,254 1,430 1,482 1,716 2,090 2,145 2,470 2,508 2,717 2,860 2,964 3,135 3,705 4,180 4,290 4,940 5,434 6,270 7,410 8,151 8,580 10,868 12,540 13,585 14,820 16,302 27,170 32,604 40,755 54,340 81,510 and 163,020, with no remainder.

Since 163,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,020, 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).