Q: Is 167,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 167,280 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 167,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 30 34 40 41 48 51 60 68 80 82 85 102 120 123 136 164 170 204 205 240 246 255 272 328 340 408 410 492 510 615 656 680 697 816 820 984 1,020 1,230 1,360 1,394 1,640 1,968 2,040 2,091 2,460 2,788 3,280 3,485 4,080 4,182 4,920 5,576 6,970 8,364 9,840 10,455 11,152 13,940 16,728 20,910 27,880 33,456 41,820 55,760 83,640 and 167,280, with no remainder.

Since 167,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,280, 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).