Q: Is 168,540,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 168,540,060 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 168,540,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 26 30 39 52 60 65 78 130 156 173 195 260 346 390 519 692 780 865 1,038 1,249 1,730 2,076 2,249 2,498 2,595 3,460 3,747 4,498 4,996 5,190 6,245 6,747 7,494 8,996 10,380 11,245 12,490 13,494 14,988 16,237 18,735 22,490 24,980 26,988 32,474 33,735 37,470 44,980 48,711 64,948 67,470 74,940 81,185 97,422 134,940 162,370 194,844 216,077 243,555 324,740 432,154 487,110 648,231 864,308 974,220 1,080,385 1,296,462 2,160,770 2,592,924 2,809,001 3,241,155 4,321,540 5,618,002 6,482,310 8,427,003 11,236,004 12,964,620 14,045,005 16,854,006 28,090,010 33,708,012 42,135,015 56,180,020 84,270,030 and 168,540,060, with no remainder.

Since 168,540,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 168,540,060, 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).