Q: Is 165,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 165,600 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 165,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 23 24 25 30 32 36 40 45 46 48 50 60 69 72 75 80 90 92 96 100 115 120 138 144 150 160 180 184 200 207 225 230 240 276 288 300 345 360 368 400 414 450 460 480 552 575 600 690 720 736 800 828 900 920 1,035 1,104 1,150 1,200 1,380 1,440 1,656 1,725 1,800 1,840 2,070 2,208 2,300 2,400 2,760 3,312 3,450 3,600 3,680 4,140 4,600 5,175 5,520 6,624 6,900 7,200 8,280 9,200 10,350 11,040 13,800 16,560 18,400 20,700 27,600 33,120 41,400 55,200 82,800 and 165,600, with no remainder.

Since 165,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 165,600, 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).