Q: Is 165,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 165,060 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 165,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 28 30 35 36 42 45 60 63 70 84 90 105 126 131 140 180 210 252 262 315 393 420 524 630 655 786 917 1,179 1,260 1,310 1,572 1,834 1,965 2,358 2,620 2,751 3,668 3,930 4,585 4,716 5,502 5,895 7,860 8,253 9,170 11,004 11,790 13,755 16,506 18,340 23,580 27,510 33,012 41,265 55,020 82,530 and 165,060, with no remainder.

Since 165,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 165,060, 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).