Q: Is 169,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 169,560 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 169,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 108 120 135 157 180 216 270 314 360 471 540 628 785 942 1,080 1,256 1,413 1,570 1,884 2,355 2,826 3,140 3,768 4,239 4,710 5,652 6,280 7,065 8,478 9,420 11,304 14,130 16,956 18,840 21,195 28,260 33,912 42,390 56,520 84,780 and 169,560, with no remainder.

Since 169,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 169,560, 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).