Q: Is 169,260 a Composite Number?

Why is 169,260 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 169,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 13 14 15 20 21 26 28 30 31 35 39 42 52 60 62 65 70 78 84 91 93 105 124 130 140 155 156 182 186 195 210 217 260 273 310 364 372 390 403 420 434 455 465 546 620 651 780 806 868 910 930 1,085 1,092 1,209 1,302 1,365 1,612 1,820 1,860 2,015 2,170 2,418 2,604 2,730 2,821 3,255 4,030 4,340 4,836 5,460 5,642 6,045 6,510 8,060 8,463 11,284 12,090 13,020 14,105 16,926 24,180 28,210 33,852 42,315 56,420 84,630 and 169,260, with no remainder.

Since 169,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 169,260, 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).