Q: Is 168,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 168,480 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 168,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 24 26 27 30 32 36 39 40 45 48 52 54 60 65 72 78 80 81 90 96 104 108 117 120 130 135 144 156 160 162 180 195 208 216 234 240 260 270 288 312 324 351 360 390 405 416 432 468 480 520 540 585 624 648 702 720 780 810 864 936 1,040 1,053 1,080 1,170 1,248 1,296 1,404 1,440 1,560 1,620 1,755 1,872 2,080 2,106 2,160 2,340 2,592 2,808 3,120 3,240 3,510 3,744 4,212 4,320 4,680 5,265 5,616 6,240 6,480 7,020 8,424 9,360 10,530 11,232 12,960 14,040 16,848 18,720 21,060 28,080 33,696 42,120 56,160 84,240 and 168,480, with no remainder.

Since 168,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 168,480, 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).