Q: Is 163,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 163,680 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 163,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 30 31 32 33 40 44 48 55 60 62 66 80 88 93 96 110 120 124 132 155 160 165 176 186 220 240 248 264 310 330 341 352 372 440 465 480 496 528 620 660 682 744 880 930 992 1,023 1,056 1,240 1,320 1,364 1,488 1,705 1,760 1,860 2,046 2,480 2,640 2,728 2,976 3,410 3,720 4,092 4,960 5,115 5,280 5,456 6,820 7,440 8,184 10,230 10,912 13,640 14,880 16,368 20,460 27,280 32,736 40,920 54,560 81,840 and 163,680, with no remainder.

Since 163,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,680, 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).